Url shortener on MERN

API/Client app to shorten links on MERN.

• Client interacts with user on 5000 port and located at /client.
  
• API handle Client requests on local port 3000 like login, register, generate, get link and interacts with DB. Located at project's root.

You can see working example here: http://217.16.18.253:5000
Use demo account in case you don't want to register
Email: demo@gmail.com
Password: pass

Some details

• Frontend port: 5000
  
• Backend port: 3000 (for local api requests)
  

Installation

git clone https://git...    // clone repo

After cloning repo rename config/default.json.example to config/default.json
At least set mongoUri to connect to your DB in default.json. If you are running app remotely set baseUrl corresponding to your domain or IP

npm i                       // install api deps 
npm run client:install      // install client deps
npm run client:build        // build app front
npm run start               // run in production, "npm run dev" for dev