TinyApp Project

TinyApp is a full stack web application built with Node and Express that allows users to shorten long URLs (à la bit.ly).

Final Product

Dependencies

• Node.js
• Express
• EJS
• bcryptjs
• cookie-session

Getting Started

• Install all dependencies (using the npm install command).
• Run the development web server using the node express_server.js command.
• Once web server is running, search in your browser 'http://localhost:8000/'

Using Tinyapp

• Register and login to create and save shortened urls

  • You will need an email and password!

• To shorten new url, click Create New Url on navigation bar. Type in the long url and click submit.

• To edit/delete url, go to My URLs and click the edit or delete button beside the url you wish to edit.

• The path to use a shortened url is: /u/:shortUrl This will take you to the website you wish to go to.

  • Alternatively, you can click the Edit button, and use the link beside 'Short URL ID' on the page.