README.md

Features

• Generate short URLs from long URLs.
• Redirect users using the short URLs.
• Secure API with CORS.
• Environment-specific configurations (development and production).

Technologies Used

• Node.js (Server-side)
• Express.js (Web framework)
• MongoDB (Database)
• dotenv (Environment variable management)
• CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)

Installation

1. Fork and Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/[your-username]/[forked-repo-name].git
        # Copy and paste this in code editor (like vscode) terminal

Install backend with npm

  cd Backend
  npm install 

Install Frontend with npm

  cd Frontend
  npm install 

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

create first .env file in Backend Folder

• .env (backend)

  MONGO_URI = {YOUR MONGODB URL}
  PORT=5000
  FRONTEND_URL = localhost:5173 
  
  

create this .env file in Frontend Folder

• .env (Frontend)

  
  VITE_API_URL = http://localhost:5000
  

RUN THE SITE

• Open a terminal in Frontend folder and run following command

  npm run dev
  

• Open a terminal in Backend folder and run following command

  npm start
  
  # If everything went well then this will start your server at port 5000 and connect with database
  
  

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
MIT