A URL shortener application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).

• Introduction
• Features
• Technologies
• Installation
• Usage
• Project Structure
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

This project is a simple URL shortener application. Users can input a long URL, and the application will generate a shorter version of that URL. This is useful for sharing long URLs in a more compact form.

• Shorten long URLs
• Redirect short URLs to the original long URLs
• User authentication (Log in/Log out)
• View all shortened URLs (for the authenticated user)

• Frontend: React, Bootstrap
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Routing: React Router
• Version Control: Git

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/DevPatel1023/Url-Shortner.git
   cd Url-Shortner

2. Install dependencies for the backend:

   cd server
   npm install

3. Install dependencies for the frontend:

   cd ../client
   npm install

4. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the server directory and add your MongoDB connection string and any other necessary environment variables.

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   PORT=5000

5. Run the backend server:

   cd server
   npm start

6. Run the frontend development server:

   cd ../client
   npm start

1. Access the application:

   Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000.

2. Shorten a URL:

   Enter a long URL in the input field and click the "Shorten" button to generate a short URL.

3. Log in/Log out:

   Use the "Log in" button to authenticate yourself and access additional features.

Url-Shortner/ ├── client/ │ ├── public/ │ └── src/ │ ├── components/ │ │ ├── Navbar.jsx │ │ ├── UrlShortener.jsx │ │ ├── About.jsx │ │ ├── Login.jsx │ │ └── NoPage.jsx │ ├── App.css │ ├── App.js │ └── index.js ├── server/ │ ├── config/ │ ├── controllers/ │ ├── models/ │ ├── routes/ │ └── index.js └── README.md

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
6. Create a new Pull Request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out.

• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: DevPatel1023