Shortly is a simple, yet powerful URL shortening service built with Next.js, Golang, and PostgreSQL. It allows users to create shortened URLs that redirect to longer, original URLs. Users can manage their URLs, view analytics, and more.
- URL Shortening: Create short URLs for any original long URLs.
- Custom Aliases: Logged-in users can create custom aliases for their shortened URLs.
- URL Redirection: When a user accesses the short URL, they are automatically redirected to the original URL.
- URL Management: Logged-in users can modify/delete their previously created shortened URLs.
- Analytics: Logged-in users can view how many times a shortened URL has been clicked.
- Frontend: React, Shadcn
- Backend: Golang
- Database: PostgreSQL
- Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana
- URL Shortening:
- Users can submit a long URL and receive a shortened version.
- Guest users' URLs expire after 7 days, while registered users' URLs don't expire and can be managed.
- Redirection:
- When a user visits the shortened URL, the system retrieves the original URL from the database and redirects the user to it.
- Analytics:
- Each time a shortened URL is accessed, the click count is incremented, and this data can be viewed by the URL's creator.
