Shorty: The URL Shortener

This is a URL Shortener written in Java with the only purpose to create shortened urls, which are stored in a Redis-Database. The shortened links can then be used to provide a simpler access to complicated URLs.

Installation

You need a JDK, Gradle and yarn for this project.

Download the external dependencies with

yarn install

As a requirement a Redis-Database is necessary. Start one with

docker run -p 6379:6379 redis:alpine

Then start the application:

gradle bootRun

Usage

Start the application, add a short link. Then you can access it via http://localhost:8080/<your-short-link>;

Contribution

• Write in English language

• Add Issues and assign yourself to the issue when you want wo work on it

• Create Pull Requests

• Read the Code of Conduct