hseiji / tinyapp

TinyApp is a full stack web application that allows users to shorten long URLs.

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
• bcrypt
• body-parser
• cookie-session

Getting Started

• Install all dependencies (using the npm install command).
• Run the development web server using the node express_server.js or npm start command.
• You can start by accessing the http://localhost:8080/.

Functionalities

• The header or navbar have links which will allow you to check your URLs collection and create/edit the existing ones. Please note, you must be logged in to perform these actions.
• If you are not registered, you can also create one by providing your email and password. Do not worry, your information such as password is hashed and your cookies are encrypted!
• Have fun creating new short URLs =)