Demo: https://www.gr0k.tk/
Simple tool that takes a long URL and makes it substantially shorter, ensuring that the target location is preserved after the conversion.
To learn more about Full-Stack web development, via the MERN stack. Furthermore, explore different tools that help document APIs, like OpenAPI/SwaggerUI.
- URL Conversion: convert a long URL into a short URL.
- Interactive API: view/try API endpoints listed on the documentation.
This project was built using the MERN stack, which includes:
React was used for Front-End Development, along with Bootstrap.
Express.js and PostgreSQL were used to implement the RESTful API.
SwaggerUI was used for API documentation.
# get the project
$ git clone https://github.com/shivamp08/url-shortener
# install dependencies
$ npm install
# run start (using react-scripts - default port: 5000)
$ npm start
