A modern, responsive URL shortener built with Next.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB. Short10 provides a clean and intuitive interface to create, track, and manage shortened URLs.

• Shorten URLs with optional custom paths
• Track click counts for each shortened URL
• Search and filter through shortened URLs
• Light and dark mode support
• Fully responsive design

• Frontend: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js API Routes
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Packages:
  • nanoid for generating unique IDs
  • mongoose for MongoDB interaction

• Node.js 18+ installed
• MongoDB database (local or Atlas)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/shortener.git
   cd shortener

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following:

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   DB_USERNAME=db_access_username
   DB_PASSWORD=db_access_password
   

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

shortener/
├── public/              # Static assets
├── src/
│   ├── app/             # Next.js App Router
│   │   ├── api/         # API routes
│   │   ├── [shortId]/   # Dynamic route for URL redirection
│   │   ├── components/  # Reusable UI components
│   │   ├── context/     # React context providers
│   │   ├── sections/    # Larger page sections
│   ├── database/        # MongoDB connection and models
│   └── ...
├── tailwind.config.js   # Tailwind CSS configuration
└── ...

• POST /api/short - Create a new short URL
• GET /api/short - Retrieve all short URLs
• GET /api/short/[id] - Retrieve a specific short URL
• DELETE /api/short/[id] - Delete a short URL
• GET /[shortId] - Redirect to the target URL

• This project uses Tailwind CSS for styling.
• The database schema is defined using Mongoose.
• The application is designed to be extended and customized by developers.

Contributions are welcome. Please fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.