I created this repo a long time ago (more than 3 years), made this public for Hacktoberfest! This is a very good opportunity for beginners to start their journey with open source. All PR's are welcome!
Live demo: https://url-shortener-live.herokuapp.com/
- UI improvements:
- Animations
- Dark/Light mode toggle button
- Github repo button
- Fonts?
- Migrate our front to React?
- Add some tests?
- Better readme?
- Add logs?
- Displaying the Benefits of using URL-Shortner -Safety -Reliable -Shortend
- Adding a statistics page.
- Add more ideas..
- Just create a PR already :)
Step 1. Fork the Repository
Step 2. Clone the repository on your local machine
git clone https://github.com/GITHUBPROFILENAME/url-shortener.gitStep 3. Enter the command, to move to project directory
cd url-shortenerStep 4. Install the node dependencies.
npm installStep 5. Start NPM , to make your project live
npm startStep 6. Go on your browser and open
http://localhost:3000/- You can easily build your application in a docker container and run it.
docker build . -t url-shortener
docker run -p 3000:3000 url-shortener- Simply go to your favorite browser and visit
http://localhost:3000/to see your application.
- In case you have docker installed, you can single-click deploy and test your changes by running the following and going to
http://localhost:3000/on your browser.
docker-compose upHappy Hacking !