Links

A simple shortlink server inspired by CS 61A Link Server. It's written in Elixir with Phoenix.

Tests are in progress.

Usage

1. Create a spreadsheet on Google Drive.

• Use the first column as shortlink and second as link. The first row in the spreadsheet will not be used (title row).
• Use public sharing for the spreadsheet.
• Copy the spreadsheet key as well as the sheet names. The relevant url is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/__LINK_ID__/export?format=csv&id=#{spreadsheet_key}&gid=#{sheet_name}

2. Create a config/secrets.exs with the following contents:

config :links,
  default_site: "YOUR_DEFAULT_SITE",
  spreadsheet_key: "YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_KEY",
  sheet_names: ["sheet", "names", "you", "need"]

3. Clone and build the elixir app.

• Get dependencies: mix deps.get
• Build: MIX_ENV=prod mix release --overwrite
• Run: PORT=80 -e SECRET_KEY_BASE="$(mix phx.gen.secret)" _build/prod/rel/links_web/bin/links_web start