URL Shortener

This website is a simple URL shortener, utilizing node.js and Redis. A live example can be found on go.thomasng.me.

Installation

1. Clone or download the repository.
2. Edit .env by cloning .env.example, where:
   • PORT is the port that the website will run on
   • REDIS_PASSWORD is the password to your redis server
   • KEY_LENGTH is the length of the key for each link (example.com/<KEY>)
3. npm install
4. npm start

Docker

The website can also be used in conjunction with Docker.

With redis via Docker Compose

docker compose up

As a standalone container

Building the image

docker build . -t urlshortener

Run container

docker run -d -p PORT:PORT urlshortener

Disclaimer

This isn't 100% stable, feel free to make your own adjustments if you are hosting yourself. The live example is not to be relied upon. Not responsible for any deleted redirects.