https://github.com/abhi5658/node-mongo-url-shortner

Try it. (Just to be good, don't fill it up). URL does not work anymore. Do not have paid plan of Heroku
https://github.com/abhi5658/node-mongo-url-shortner

bootstrap dotenv ejs env express express-js heroku heroku-app heroku-cli heroku-deployment middleware mongo mongodb mongoose node short shortid shortner shorturl url

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Try it. (Just to be good, don't fill it up). URL does not work anymore. Do not have paid plan of Heroku

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/abhi5658/node-mongo-url-shortner
• Owner: abhi5658
• Created: 2020-03-09T06:43:10.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-04T06:24:38.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T15:45:52.188Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: bootstrap, dotenv, ejs, env, express, express-js, heroku, heroku-app, heroku-cli, heroku-deployment, middleware, mongo, mongodb, mongoose, node, short, shortid, shortner, shorturl, url
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://short-url-abhi.herokuapp.com/
• Size: 224 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# node-mongo-url-shortner

### Steps involved:

- `npm init -y`

- `npm i express mongoose ejs`

- `npm i --save-dev nodemon`

- create `server.js`

- start script for dev in "scripts"

- serve root at `localhost:5000`

- `npm run start-dev` -> executes: nodemon server.js

- create `views` directory

- create `index.ejs` -> create basic html -> add form, table -> run

- add bootstrap cdn -> apply bootstrap to form, table -> run

- create directory `models` for storing db models

- create `short_url.js` and create schema for urls collection

- create mongodb connection in `server.js` -> run check

- `npm i shortid` creates unique short identifier

- add shortid property in schema

- add app.use for express urlencode

- create POST /shortUrls route for taking in URL requests

- create new object in post request and then redirect -> run

- add find all short urls in serving root and pass as parameter to index file

- use shortUrls obejct to fill table to show urls from server -> run

- create new route for redirecting shortUrl at end of `server.js`

- find url based on shortUrl, add click, save, redirect if not null -> run

- create error page in views

- when short url does not exist, render error with response

- added app use to send response 204 for favicon request and shifted route log below this

- install dotenv `npm i dotenv`

- create .env file for storing db credentials

- provide arguments to database call using process.env.VARIABLE_NAME

- issue faced: whenever `username` used as a env variable,  when invoked gave first letter capital of corresponding value. e.g. admin -> Admin

- :: hence using `user` in this case in environment variables

#### Begins heroku deployment:

- create heroku account

- install heroku CLI

- goto local project git directory

- login into heroku cli : `heroku login`

- enter credentials -> login success

- heroku starts server on port 5000! the code has been designed to accept port from external environment

- create heroku project: `heroku create app_name` : `heroku create short-url-abhi` : this creates a git project named short-url-abhi assosiated to heroku

- goto heroku dashboard -> app -> settings -> config vars : add .env variables

- push commited project to heroku master branch : `git push heroku master` : makes the project live at returned url