https://github.com/rajatm544/flask_url_shortener

A URL Shortener built using the flask microframework of python, it is a responsive app that has been hosted using pythonanywhere.
https://github.com/rajatm544/flask_url_shortener

flask flask-microframework python pythonanywhere url-shortener

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A URL Shortener built using the flask microframework of python, it is a responsive app that has been hosted using pythonanywhere.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rajatm544/flask_url_shortener
• Owner: Rajatm544
• Created: 2020-12-02T15:04:38.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-12-16T06:01:36.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-07T05:44:47.452Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: flask, flask-microframework, python, pythonanywhere, url-shortener
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://mrajat.pythonanywhere.com/
• Size: 28.3 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# URL Shortener

-   This is a URL shortener built using the Flask microframework of python.

-   The site also shows the number of times a given shortened URL has been visited

-   To replicate this project on your machine, follow these steps:

    1. **git clone** this repo

    2. Run **pipenv install -r requirements.txt**, to install all dependencies from the pipfile.lock

    3. Create a .env file to store details of sqlite db URI as **DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///name.db**

    4. Create a .flaskenv file to set **FLASK_APP = url_shortener** and **FLASK_ENV = development**, so that you can run the app in development.

    5. **flask run** is the command to start the development server(Note: execute this inside the pipenv shell)