Minion-URL-Shortener is a robust MERN stack application designed to create short, memorable URLs. This project leverages MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js to offer a comprehensive analytics dashboard, allowing users to track the performance of their links. With Minion-URL-Shortener, you can transform lengthy URLs into concise, user-friendly versions, and gain insights into click-through rates, browser usage, and device demographics.

Experience the live version of Minion-URL-Shortener hosted on Vercel: Live Demo

• URL Shortening: Convert long URLs into short, manageable links that are easy to share.
• Analytics: Access detailed analytics for each URL, including click counts and user engagement.
• Click Tracking: Keep track of the number of clicks each shortened URL receives.
• Browser Monitoring: Analyze which browsers are being used to access your links.
• Device Identification: Determine whether users are opening your links on desktops, mobiles, or tablets.

##🎁 Additional Features

• Rate Limiting: Prevent abuse and ensure fair usage by limiting the number of requests a user can make within a given timeframe.
• Caching: Enhance performance and speed by temporarily storing data for recurring requests.

• Client: React.js
• Server: Node.js with Express
• Database: MongoDB

Before installation, ensure you have the following technologies set up:

• React.js
• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Abhicodes55/Minion-URL-Shortener.git
   cd MINION
   

2. Install server dependencies:

   cd server
   npm install
   

3. Install client dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install
   

4. Set up your MongoDB database. Create a .env file in the server directory and configure your environment variables:

   DB_URI="Your MongoDB URI"
   BASE="http://localhost:3200"
   

5. Start the development server:

   cd server
   npm run dev
   

6. In a new terminal, start the client:

   cd client
   npm start
   

For a visual walkthrough of the Minion-URL-Shortener, please refer to below screenshots.

##🎁 Future Updates

• Docker implementation

##👦 Author

ABHISHEK MISHRA

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Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

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