URLShortener

URLShortener is a web application built using Django, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It allows users to shorten long URLs for easier sharing and management.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• URL shortening and management

Technologies

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Django
• Database: sqlite3

Prerequisites

• Python (3.8 or above)
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/codequillskills/URL-Shortener

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv ./env
   cd env/scripts
   activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Add the .env file in the root directory with the following content:

    SECRET_KEY=Your_Secret_key
    DEBUG=False
    ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1
   

5. Set up your database:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

6. Create a superuser:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

8. Access the application at http://localhost:8000/

Usage

1. Shorten your URLs.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature-name).
5. Open a Pull Request.

License

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