URL Shortener

Created using Flask and VanillaJS, this is a URL shortener in which you can also create an account to save your shortened URLs.

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install the following dependencies

• flask
• flask_wtf
• pymongo

Additionally, create a mongoDB database for the URLs and create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

• MONGO_DB_URI
  • copy the connection URI from your mongoDB database.
• DOMAIN
  • your local IP address.
• PORT
  • the port you want to use.
• FLASK_SECRET_KEY
  • the secret key for your flask application.
• PEPPER
  • the pepper string for storing account passwords.

Then, change your directory to the /URL-Shortener/src directory. To start, type

python app.py

And you're finished!

How to Use

To shorten a URL, type in the main textbox and press the Shorten button or click hit Enter. The shortened URL will be displayed in the same textbox.

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