URL Shortening Service Full-Stack

Description

This is a full-stack URL shortening service that allows users to shorten long URLs, create custom aliases, and track analytics (clicks, unique visitors, and geographic data). It’s designed for high performance with a static frontend and a scalable backend, deployed entirely on AWS.

Stack

Frontend:

• Astro – Static site generator for modern web apps.
• React.js – Library for building interactive UIs.
• Tailwind CSS – Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

Backend:

• Node.js – Runtime environment for executing JavaScript on the server.
• Nest.js – A progressive Node.js framework for building scalable server-side applications.
• GraphQL – API query language for requesting only the data needed.

Database:

• PostgreSQL (AWS RDS) – Relational database for storing URLs and click data.

Cloud Infrastructure: AWS (S3, CloudFront, RDS, Lambda, ECR) – Cloud services for hosting and deployment.

Features

• 🌐 URL Shortening – Generate short URLs with custom aliases.
• 🚀 Cloud Native – Deployed entirely on AWS for high scalability.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node Version Manager (NVM) Install NVM from here

• PNPM (Node Package Manager): Install PNPM globally using NPM:

npm install -g pnpm

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repo-url>
cd <repo-name>

2. Install Node.js using NVM:

nvm install
nvm use

3. Enable Corepack and install dependencies:

corepack enable
corepack install
pnpm install

4. Start the development server:

pnpm run dev

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to open issues, suggest improvements, or submit pull requests.

Stay in touch

• Author - Novin Noori
• Website - novinnoori.com