NexaLinks

URL Shortener

A simple and efficient URL shortener service.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage

Overview

The URL shortener is a service that takes long URLs and converts them into short, easy-to-share links. This project provides a simple implementation of a URL shortening service, allowing users to create and manage short URLs.

Features

• Shorten long URLs.
• Redirect users from short URLs to the original long URLs.
• Track basic analytics such as the number of clicks on a short URL.
• Customizable short URL generation.
• Secure and scalable architecture.

Requirements

• Node.js (version 18.17.1)
• MongoDB (version any)
• Any additional dependencies...

Installation

Clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/url-shortener.git
```

backend:

1. Install dependencies:

   cd server
   npm install

2. Start the server:

   npm run dev

Frontend:

1. Install dependencies:

   cd cient
   npm install

2. Configure the application by updating the configuration file (config.js) with your MongoDB connection details and other settings.

3. Start the server:

   npm start

The URL shortener service should now be running on http://localhost:8080.

Usage

1. Access the URL shortener service through the web interface or use the API endpoints.

2. Shorten a URL by submitting it through the provided interface or by making a POST request to the /api/shorten endpoint.

3. Share the generated short URL.

4. Users clicking on the short URL will be redirected to the original long URL.