https://github.com/4702chahat/-url-shortener-a-full-stack-link-shortening-app-with-custom-aliases-redis-caching
🔗 Transform long, messy URLs into clean, shareable short links — built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas, Redis, and a modern frontend UI!
https://github.com/4702chahat/-url-shortener-a-full-stack-link-shortening-app-with-custom-aliases-redis-caching
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🔗 Transform long, messy URLs into clean, shareable short links — built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas, Redis, and a modern frontend UI!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/4702chahat/-url-shortener-a-full-stack-link-shortening-app-with-custom-aliases-redis-caching
- Owner: 4702chahat
- Created: 2025-06-28T05:42:19.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-28T06:25:37.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-28T06:29:10.666Z (4 months ago)
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://url-shortener-a-full-stack-link-sho.vercel.app
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- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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## 🚀 URL Shortener Pro — A Full-Stack Link Shortening App with Custom Aliases & Redis Caching
🔗 Transform long, messy URLs into clean, shareable short links — built with **Node.js**, **Express**, **MongoDB Atlas**, **Redis**, and a modern **frontend UI**!
### 🌟 Features
* 🔧 **Custom Alias**: Let users create their own branded short links.
* ⚡ **Redis Caching**: Speed up redirections with in-memory caching.
* 🧠 **Duplicate Detection**: Prevents multiple entries for the same long URL.
* 🌈 **Responsive Frontend**: Built from scratch using HTML/CSS & animations.
* 🔐 **MongoDB Atlas**: Secure and scalable cloud DB.
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### 🛠️ Tech Stack
| Layer | Tech |
| ---------- | ------------------------ |
| Backend | Node.js, Express.js |
| Database | MongoDB Atlas (Mongoose) |
| Caching | Redis Cloud |
| Frontend | HTML, CSS, Vanilla JS |
| Deployment | Localhost / Docker-ready |
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### 💡 How It Works
1. **Paste a long URL** into the input box.
2. *(Optional)* Provide a custom alias.
3. Click **Shorten**.
4. Get a beautiful, clickable short URL — with copy button & link preview.
> Example:
> `https://example.com/blog/2023/article-17329` → `http://localhost:5000/myalias`
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### 📂 Folder Structure
```
├── models/ # Mongoose schema
├── routes/ # Express routes (GET /:code, POST /shorten)
├── utils/ # Redis client
├── public/ # HTML, CSS, JS frontend
├── server.js # Main entrypoint
├── .env # Env config
```
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### 🚧 What's Next?
* 📊 Add **URL click analytics**
* 📆 Support **expiry times**
* 🔑 Add **authentication (JWT)** to manage links
* ☁️ Deploy on **Render / Vercel / Railway**
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### 🤝 Ideal For
✅ Freshers (0–1 yr experience) looking to:
* Showcase backend/frontend skills
* Work with Redis & MongoDB in the cloud
* Build a real-world, deployable project
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