✂️ snip.dev — URL Shortener

A full-stack URL shortener built with the MERN stack. Paste any long URL and get a clean short link instantly, with click tracking included.

Features

• 🔗 Shorten any long URL instantly
• 📊 Track click counts per link
• 🕒 Recent links dashboard
• 🐳 Dockerized backend + MongoDB

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB, Mongoose
• DevOps: Docker, Docker Compose

Local Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js v20+
• Docker Desktop

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Akshita0502/snip.dev.git
cd snip.dev

2. Set up environment variables

backend/.env

MONGO_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/urlshortener
BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000
PORT=5000

frontend/.env

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000

3. Start backend + MongoDB

docker-compose up --build

4. Start frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend: http://localhost:5000

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Health check
POST	/shorten	Shorten a URL
GET	/r/:code	Redirect to original URL
GET	/stats/:code	Get click stats
GET	/all	Get all recent URLs

Project Structure

snip.dev/
├── backend/
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── .env
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── App.jsx
│   │   └── main.jsx
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── vite.config.js
│   └── .env
└── docker-compose.yml