URL Shortener Demo

A URL Shortener Application built with Node.js, Express and MongoDB. Tutorial: https://freshman.tech/url-shortener/

This project is live at https://freshman-shortener.herokuapp.com/

Prerequisites

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

• Node v11.2.0
• npm v6.6.0
• MongoDB v4.0.5

Setup

• Clone this repo to your machine
• cd into the project folder and run npm install
• Rename .env.sample to .env
• 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.