URL Shortener

A simple URL shortener service built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose.

Features

• Generate short URLs from long URLs
• Redirect short URLs to the original URLs
• Store URLs in MongoDB
• Simple server-side rendering with EJS (optional)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later recommended)
• MongoDB running locally or remotely

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/saikrishna1355/url-shortener.git cd url-shortener

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm start

API Endpoints

POST /shorten

Create a short URL.

Request body:

{
    "originalUrl": "https://example.com/long-url"
}

Response:

{
    "originalUrl": "https://example.com/long-url",
    "shortUrl": "http://localhost:3000/shortCode"
}

GET /:shortCode

Redirects to the original URL.