https://github.com/remarkablemark/replit-url-shortener

Replit URL Shortener
https://github.com/remarkablemark/replit-url-shortener

express nanoid nodejs replit replitdb url-shortener

Last synced: 7 months ago
JSON representation

Replit URL Shortener

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/remarkablemark/replit-url-shortener
• Owner: remarkablemark
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-01-07T01:38:26.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-04-10T19:58:00.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-28T21:02:25.001Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: express, nanoid, nodejs, replit, replitdb, url-shortener
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://replit.com/@remarkablemark/URL-Shortener
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

Awesome Lists containing this project

README

          
# Replit URL Shortener

[![Run on Replit](https://replit.com/badge/github/remarkablemark/Replit-URL-Shortener)](https://replit.com/github/remarkablemark/URL-Shortener)

![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/remarkablemark/Replit-URL-Shortener)

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

[Replit URL shortener](https://replit.com/@remarkablemark/URL-Shortener). Read the [blog post](https://remarkablemark.org/blog/2021/01/08/replit-url-shortener/).

## Prerequisites

- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)

- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm)

## Install

Clone repository:

```sh

git clone https://github.com/remarkablemark/Replit-URL-Shortener.git

cd Replit-URL-Shortener

```

Install dependencies:

```sh

npm install

```

## Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

### `npm start`

Runs the app.

Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in the browser.

The environment variable `REPLIT_DB_URL` must be set for the [Replit Database client](https://github.com/replit/database-node) to work:

```sh

REPLIT_DB_URL='https://kv.replit.com/v0/' npm start

```

> Replace `` with the [Base64](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64) encoded [JWT](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Web_Token).

To get the `REPLIT_DB_URL`, create a Node.js [Replit](https://replit.com/) and execute in the `Console`:

```js

process.env.REPLIT_DB_URL;

```

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)