yatiac/url-shortener

URL Shortener

This project is a simple URL shortener application built with Next.js and PostgreSQL.

Features

• Shorten long URLs to easily shareable short links
• Redirect users from short links to original long URLs
• PostgreSQL database for storing URL mappings

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• Git

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/url-shortener.git
   cd url-shortener
   

2. Copy the .env.sample file to .env.local and fill in the required environment variables:

   cp .env.sample .env.local
   

   Make sure to set the NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL to your local development URL (e.g., http://localhost:3000).

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to see the application.

Database Management

• PostgreSQL is running on port 54320

Deployment

To deploy this application, make sure to update the NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL in your production environment to match your domain.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.