About

This is a basic implementation of an URL shortener that deletes shortened URLs after X minutes or one redirection. Version 2.0 also allows text upload.

URL shortening @ shr.gg

Text uploading @ shr.gg/text

Built With

• Node
• Express.js

Installation

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/mschudt/UrlShortener.git

2. Install NPM packages

npm install

3. Start the server

npm start http://localhost 3001

Deployment

I suggest getting a free HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt and setting up an NGINX Reverse Proxy to handle TLS and redirect port 80 and 443 to this applications port (3001 by default).