A simple url shortener using Node.js, EJS and MongoDB

UI design is not my speciality, sorry

You are free for modify it

Check it out at https://cak3.glitch.me/ (wait project to wake up)

A shortened example link https://cak3.glitch.me/saveyourtears

How to run the project ✨

• Clone the project
• Download and install Node.js (if you haven't already)
• Run npm i
• Go to MongoDB Atlas website, create a cluster then get a string connection key something like this "mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0-28wdas.mongodb.net/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
• Create a .env file with content MONGODB_URI=<your_mongodb_connection_key>
• Run it using npm run dev for DEV mode and npm run start for PROD

TODO

• Change create url route to POST

• Add a logger

• Add tests

• Create a route API

Background image by pikisuperstar