URL Shortener using NodeJS & MongoDB, and a lightweight HTML/CSS front-end

This application shortens the url entered by the user. It stores the URL in the database, and when identical URLS are entered, it returns the same URL to avoid duplicates.

MongoDB is a non-relational database that is very fast, and easy to use.

Note: This project is set up to run on your local environment, and would need to be configured to be made usable by the public.

Setup and Use

Step 1: Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/chrisnmorrison/shorten-url-js-mongo

Step 2: cd into the cloned repo and run:

npm install

Step 3: Install & Run MongoDB

If you aren't entirely familiar with MongoDB, i'd recommend using Compass as a desktop GUI until you learn Mongo on the CLI. See Mongo Docs to learn how to set up a local environment.

Step 4: If you are using Compass

Under the New Connections tab, click on:

Fill in connection fields individually

Then, enter the following details

Step 4: Install Nodemon (optional but recommended)

npm install -g nodemon

Step 5: Start the application

npm start

Author

Chris Morrison

To-do List

Make more coffee ☕
Make Front-End look a bit cleaner
Remove formatting styles in body tag to allow other content to be added to page (i.e. rework 100vh to something more flexible)
Make Mobile-friendly
Make copy button appear only when link is present
Add (at the very least) an About page
Deploy to a web server