Smoll URL

A URL Shortener Application build with React JS, Python Flask, Firebase Data Base and Heroku.

Project Videos - I learn how to do this from this guy below:

1. React Client App: https://youtu.be/LGdIDm-4Dv8
2. Flask Server and Heroku Deployment: https://youtu.be/OX4IBcoKVfg

The project is composed of two folders, client side and server side

Client

This is single page react app written with bootstrap that takes the long URL from a user, stores it in a database (firebase database) and gives the user a generated mini url.

Dependencies

1. Firebase Project Account
2. Firebase Database in Project Account
3. Firebase config in index.js line 9. See this video on how to generate your own config.

Running client Locally

1. npm install To install dependencies (Be sure you have a firebase account)
2. npm start

Server

This is a python flask web server that listens for calls made with the generated URL, goes to the database, fetches the long URL then redirects the user to the long URLS page.

Dependencies

1. Firebase Project Account
2. Firebase Database in Project Account
3. Firebase service account json key file (ServiceAccountKey.json) in mini-link-it-server/app/main.py line 6 (See video on how to generate yours)
4. Firebase Database URL in mini-link-it-server/app/main.py line 8 (See video on how to generate yours)

Running Server Locally

1. Create a virtual environment in the mini-link-it-server folder (python3 -m venv venv)
2. Activate virtual environment (source venv/bin/activate for mac and venv/Scripts/activate for windows)
3. Besure you have the ServiceAccountKey.json in mini-link-it-server.
4. python wsgi.py

The flask app is also set up to run the production version the react app. The build should be locatedin the app folder for this to work!

Happy coding!