url-shortener

Oluwasegun Lawrence

Backend Engineer

URL Shortener

A simple URL shortener service built with Go and the Gin web framework.

Overview

This URL shortener provides a convenient way to shorten long URLs, making them easier to share. It includes features such as URL shortening and redirection.

Features

Shorten long URLs to compact, easy-to-share links.
Redirect users to the original long URL when they access the shortened link.
Automatic deletion of expired URLs.
Simple and lightweight implementation using the Go programming language and Gin web framework.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Go installed on your machine.
MongoDB or another database for storing URL mappings.

Installation

Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/emeraldls/url-shortener.git cd url-shortener go get -u ./... go run main.go
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