URL Shortener

A simple URL shortener to convert a link to a shortened version

Built With

• HTML5
• CSS3
• Javascript (Vanilla)

Tools

• Node.js - Installing NPM packages
• Postman - API deployment environment
• MongoDB - Open source document database program
• Robo3T - lightweight GUI for MongoDB
• mLab - MongoDB hosting database

Libraries

• Express - Creating web server
• Handlebars - Template view engine
• Mongoose - Improving way to use MongoDB
• validator - Validate URLs
• shortid - Generate random strings for id
• dotenv - Loading environment variables

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE.md file for details.

Author

• iasjem - Team Admin

Acknowledgements

• Stakoverflow - Giving tips on building this project
• W3Schools - DOM manipulations like implementing the clipboard feature