This is a basic URL shortener built with Node.js and Express.js. The application logs details about the requests to the shortened URLs in a text file. These details include the date, time, country, operating system, and IP address of the client.
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
Ensure that you have the following installed on your local machine:
- Node.js and npm
- MongoDB
Create a new directory for your project, and initialize it as a Node.js project by running npm init -y.
Install the necessary Node.js packages by running: npm install express mongoose shortid geoip-lite ua-parser-js ejs
- Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/joeybolohan/javascript_link_shortener
- Navigate into the cloned repository
cd url-shortener
- Install the dependencies
npm install
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Start the MongoDB service. The method for this may vary depending on your operating system.
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Run the application
node server.js
Now, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000. You should see a form where you can enter a URL to be shortened.
Enter a URL in the form and submit it. The application will generate a shortened URL. When this shortened URL is accessed, the application will redirect to the original URL and log details about the request in a log.txt file in the project's root directory.
Contributions are welcome. Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.