Link Shortener

A simple application to shorten long URLs, similar to Bitly.

Features

• Generate shortened links from long URLs.
• Generate QRCode from shortened links.
• Redirect to the original URL when a shortened link is clicked.
• Basic statistics for each shortened link (number of clicks, etc.).

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

Ruby on Rails installed on your computer.

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine

git clone https://github.com/tuanle03/Link-Shortener.git

2. Change into the project directory

cd Link-Shortener

3. Install the dependencies

bundle install

4. Create the database

rails db:create

5. Run the migrations

rails db:migrate

6. Start the development server

rails s

7. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to view the app.

Deployment

The app can be easily deployed to a hosting service such as Heroku or AWS. Please refer to their respective documentation for more information.

Built With

• Ruby on Rails - Backend
• SQLite3 - Database
• Haml/CSS/JS - Frontend

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch

gcb [branch name]

3. Add your file changes

git add [file change]

4. Commit your Changes

git commit -m "message"

5. Push to the Branch

gpsup

6. Open a Pull Request

Author

Tuan Le