ShortDeezLinks

A simple link shortener built using the Next.js framework, Next UI components, TypeScript, and SQLite.

Description

This is my first attempt at creating a link shortener, done entirely without any external help. I acknowledge that my approach might not be perfect and could potentially have flaws, but it works!

How it works

1. The user inputs a URL they want to shorten. This URL is validated against a regular expression to ensure it is in a correct format.
2. The application checks the database to see if a short link for this URL already exists. If it does, the existing short link is returned to the user. If not, a new entry is created in the database with the original URL and the generated short code.
3. When someone visits the shortened link, the application queries the database for the original URL. If found, the user is redirected to that URL; if not, the user is notified that the code is invalid.

Deployments

A public version is deployed on Render, which you can access here: ShortDeezLinks - Render

You can also self-host it on your local machines or any similar platform.

Contributions

Feel free to contribute!