🔗 Tiny Link - URL Shortener

A full-stack MERN application for shortening URLs with user authentication, analytics, and QR code generation.

✨ Features

• User Authentication: Secure login/signup with JWT
• URL Shortening: Generate short URLs with unique IDs or custom aliases
• Analytics: Track click counts and view statistics
• QR Codes: Generate and download QR codes for any URL
• Social Sharing: Share links on multiple platforms
• Responsive Design: Works on all devices

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Hero UI
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JWT
• QR Generation: react-qr-code

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js v14+
• MongoDB (Atlas or local)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/pranjul-dev/Url-Shortener
cd tiny-link

2. Set up the backend:

cd server
npm install

3. Create .env file in server directory:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
PORT=8080

4. Set up the frontend:

cd ../client
npm install
npm run build

Running the Application

cd ../server
npm start

The app will be available at http://localhost:8080

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variable	Description	Required
MONGO_URI	MongoDB connection string	Yes
JWT_SECRET	Secret for JWT tokens	Yes
PORT	Server port (default: 8080)	No

📂 Project Structure

tiny-link/
├── client/          # React frontend
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
├── server/          # Express backend
│   ├── controllers/
|   ├── middlewares/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   └── utils/
└── README.md

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first.