/django-shorty

This is a URL shortener app built using Django, a Python web framework. It allows users to shorten long URLs into shorter, more manageable links that can be easily shared

Primary LanguagePython

URL Shortener App

Description

This is a web application for shortening URLs built with Python and Django. The app allows users to enter long URLs and generate short aliases that redirect to the original URLs.

Features

  1. Shorten long URLs to short aliases
  2. Redirect short aliases to the original URLs

Installation

  1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
  2. Install Python 3 and pip on your machine if they are not already installed.
  3. Install the required Python packages by running pip install -r requirements.txt in your terminal
  4. Run the server by running python manage.py runserver in your terminal.
  5. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to use the app

Usage

To create a short alias for a URL, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the app homepage
  2. Enter the long URL that you want to shorten in the input field
  3. Click on the "Shorten" button to generate the short alias.
  4. Copy the short alias and use it to access the original URL.

Licence

Copyright (c) [2023] MIT LICENSE

Authors Info

Linked - Catherine Kimani