/shorten_api_tutorial

🔗How to make a link shortener using Elixir, Phoenix and Mnesia

Primary LanguageElixir

ShortenApi

This is a demo fo how you can create a really fast link shortener with Elixir and it's in-memory store Mnesia.

The full tutorial can be found here:

https://by.ben.church/How-to-write-a-super-fast-link-shortener-with-Elixir-Phoenix-and-Mnesia/

Starting

To start your Phoenix server:

  • Install dependencies with mix deps.get
  • Create and migrate your database with mix ecto.create && mix ecto.migrate
  • Start Phoenix endpoint with mix phx.server

Now you can visit localhost:4000 from your browser.

Ready to run in production? Please check our deployment guides.

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