salmanali23/url_shortener

A URL Shortener Rails API

URL Shortener App

Overview

The URL Shortener App is a Ruby on Rails application that allows users to shorten long URLs, making them more convenient to share. It provides a simple and efficient way to manage and track links while maintaining a user-friendly interface.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• API Documentation
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Shorten long URLs into a user-friendly format.
• Track the number of times each shortened link is clicked.
• View the top 100 most clicked links.
• URL validation to ensure valid input.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Ruby (version 2.6.6)
• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/salmanali23/url-shortener-app.git
    cd url-shortener-app

2. Install dependencies:

  bundle install

3. Create and migrate the database:

rails db:create
rails db:migrate

4. Start the Rails server:

  rails server