🔗 URL Shortener A simple yet powerful URL shortening service that generates short, shareable links from long URLs. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, this backend-focused project also includes stateful authentication to manage users and their URLs securely.

🚀 Features ✅ Shorten URLs – Convert long, messy links into short, easy-to-share URLs. ✅ Persistent Storage – Store URLs, short URLs, and user details in MongoDB. ✅ Stateful Authentication – Secure login/logout system to manage user sessions. ✅ User Dashboard – View, edit, and manage your shortened links. ✅ Redirect System – Automatically redirects short URLs to their original destination. ✅ RESTful API – API support to integrate with other applications.

🛠️ Tech Stack 🔹 Backend: Node.js, Express.js 🔹 Database: MongoDB (Mongoose) 🔹 Authentication: Statefull-cookie based

⚡ Getting Started 1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/relatablepradeep/Url-shortner.git cd url-shortener 2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install 3️⃣ Set Up Environment Variables Create a .env file and add:

mongoport=your_mongodb_connection_string Port=enter own port at env

4️⃣ Run the Application npm start

🔥 API Endpoints 📌 for login http://lochalhost:5000/login

📌 for singup http://lochalhost:5000/signup

💡 Usage 🔗 Shorten a Link: Enter a URL, click Shorten, and get a short link. 👤 User Dashboard: Sign in to view and manage your shortened URLs. 🔄 Redirect: Click on a short URL, and it takes you to the original destination.

🤝 Contributing We welcome contributions! Feel free to fork the repo, create a branch, and submit a pull request.

📜 License 📝 This project is licensed under the MIT License