URL Shortener

• This is a simple URL shortener application that allows users to create short URLs, view a preview, and manage simple user authentication.

Features

• User Authentication: Sign up and log in to access the URL shortener.
• URL Generation and preview: Generate short URLs from long links and view a preview of the homepage

Routes

• Login: http://localhost:8001/login
• Signup: http://localhost:8001/signup
• Generate url & preview: http://localhost:8001/

started

1. clone the repo

    git clone https://github.com/Aman-m01/url-shortener.git
    cd url-shortener

2. Install dependencies

  npm install 

3. Set up environment variables

• Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following

 MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=8001

4. Run the server

   npm start 

The application will be available at http://localhost:8001.