kameikay / url-shortener

Welcome to the URL Shortner 🪄

Overview 💡

This is a code challange by Devgym to create a URL shortner.

How to play with docker-compose and air 🐳 🎮

To play the app with docker-compose, you can clone this repository and run the following commands:

# Clone the repository
git clone

# Enter the repository folder
cd url-shortner

# Run the Makefile to run the docker-compose with air
docker-compose up air

Requirements

In this challenge you must create a server that shortens urls and redirects.

-- Create an http server that contains two endpoints:

• POST / - takes a url and returns a unique code
• GET /:code - use the code to redirect to the original url

-- The code is a unique code, the same url sent multiple times generates different codes -- The code is up to 6 characters long

Study Suggestions

If you're eager to dive into the technologies that power this app, I recommend exploring the following:

Go (Golang): Golang is an excellent language for building fast and efficient server-side applications. Its simplicity and performance make it a great choice for this project.

PostgreSQL: For a robust and scalable database solution, consider delving into PostgreSQL. It offers advanced features and reliability, perfect for storing the data behind this app.