THIS IS SHUT DOWN

As this was simply a project I was working on for studies, it is now shut down so that it doesn't drain my Heroku credits anymore. There are also tons of security issues and I don't have the time or energy to maintain this anymore. Maybe I'll revisit the concept in the future, but definitely not anytime soon.

URL Slicer 🔪

URL Slicer is an easy-to-use, lightweight web tool for shortening URLs in a modern and customizable way. Slice through the clutter of long URLs and serve your audience with clean, manageable links!

🌐 Try URL Slicer out!

You can try out URL Slicer at the website. It's totally free and has absolutely no limits!

🚀 Features

• 🔗 Custom short links
• 📊 Detailed analytics
• 🔒 Advanced security options
• 📱 Mobile-friendly design
• 🌍 Geo-targeting
• 🔐 Password protection
• 🖼️ QR code generation

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Backend: Node.js with Express.js
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Authentication: Passport.js
• Frontend: EJS templating engine
• Styling: Custom CSS
• Icons: Feather Icons
• Email: Nodemailer (with Outlook SMTP)
• Geolocation: geoip-lite
• QR Code: qrcode

🏗️ Project Structure

url-slicer/
│
├── views/                 # EJS templates
├── public/                # Static assets
│   └── styles.css         # Main stylesheet
├── server.js              # Main application file
├── package.json           # Project dependencies
└── .env                   # Environment variables (not in repo)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/LyubomirT/url-slicer.git
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Set up your environment variables in a .env file:

   [email protected]
   password=your_outlook_password
   PORT=3000
   SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret
   MongoURI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   

4. Start the server:

   npm start
   

5. Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

🔐 Security Features

• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Session management
• CSRF protection
• Rate limiting for password attempts
• Secure password reset mechanism

📊 Analytics

URL Slicer provides detailed analytics for your shortened URLs, including:

• Total clicks
• Geographical distribution of clicks
• Device and browser statistics
• Click-through rates over time

🌐 API Endpoints

• /shorten: Create a new short URL
• /:code: Redirect to the original URL
• /stats/:code: Get statistics for a specific URL
• /api/analytics: Get overall analytics data

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues page.

📜 License

This project is GPL-3.0 licensed.

👤 Author

Lyubomir Ternavskiy

• GitHub: @LyubomirT
• Buy Me a Coffee: Support URL Slicer
• Discord: @lyubomirt
• Email: [email protected]
• Server: The Orange Squad

Made with ❤️ by Lyubomir Ternavskiy