Shrnk - URL shortener

Shrnk is a URL shortener built with MongoDB, Express and Vue.

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How to use

Web app

• Copy a valid url
• Paste URL into field and click shrink
• Visit the shortened URL provided localhost:8080/ENCODED_URL

API

• Copy a valid url
• Make a POST request to localhost:8080/api/shrink with data: url=LONG_URL
• The API returns a JSON object containing the shortened and original URLs

Installation

1. Download repository
2. Install packages with npm install
3. Add a MongoDB DB_PASSWORD & DB_URL in a .env file in the root directory
4. Run the dev server with npm run dev