URL Shortener Demo

A URL Shortener Application built with Node.js, Express and MongoDB.

This project is live at https://tiny-urlshort.herokuapp.com/

Prerequisites

You must have Node.js, npm and MongoDB installed on your machine. This project was built against the following versions:

• Node v13.13.0
• npm v6.14.4
• MongoDB v4.2.6

Setup

• Clone this repo to your machine
• cd into the project folder and run npm install
• make .env file and put DATABASE=mongodb://localhost:27017
• Run npm start
• Navigate to http://localhost:4100

How to use

• Enter a URL into the input field and hit Shorten. The shortened URL will be displayed on the page.
• Open the shortened URL in a new tab. It should redirect you to the original URL.