🔗 SnapLink – URL Shortener

SnapLink is a full-stack URL shortening application that allows users to convert long URLs into short, shareable links. It provides fast redirection, unique short codes, and a clean API-driven architecture suitable for real-world use cases.

This project focuses on scalability, backend design, and production-ready development practices.

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✨ Key Features

• 🔗 Shorten long URLs into compact, unique links
• 🚀 Fast redirection to original URLs
• 🧠 Collision-free short code generation
• 📊 Basic request handling and validation

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🛠 Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Frontend (if applicable)

• React

Dev & Tooling

• Git & GitHub
• Postman (API testing)
• Node.js

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📁 Project Structure

SnapLink-URL-Shortener/
├── backend/
│   ├── models/            # Mongoose schemas
│   ├── routes/            # API routes
│   ├── controllers/       # Business logic
│   └── index.js          # App entry point
├── frontend/              # React frontend
└── README.md

⚙️ Local Setup

Follow the steps below to run the project locally.

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/d3vpool/SnapLink-URL-Shortener.git
cd SnapLink-URL-Shortener

2. Backend setup

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file inside the backend directory and add:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=5000
BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000

Start the backend server:

npm start

The backend will run on:

http://localhost:5000

3. Frontend setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

The frontend will run on:

http://localhost:3000