tiny0
# How it works Each URL that is submitted goes through a simple check for validity and/or added http:// before it to redirect successful. After that, a base 64 string is generated and added to a SQLite database with the corresponding URL that was submitted. The user is then given a short URL that is formatted as: WEBSITE_DOMAIN/token, the token being the base 64 string. Whenever this URL is visited the user will get redirected to the tokens corresponding URL in the database. # Run locally **Highly encouraged to create a python environment first.** Clone the repository: $ git clone https://github.com/xemeds/tiny0.git Move into the cloned folder and install the required libraries: $ cd tiny0 $ pip install -r requirements.txt After that run with: $ python run.py Visit the below URL to view the flask app: 127.0.0.1:5000 **NOTE:** When running locally all redirects will also be local. # Deploying If you do not have a dedicated server, I highly recommend using [Linode](https://www.linode.com/), [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/) or [PythonAnywhere](https://www.pythonanywhere.com/) to host your application. Before deploying, make sure to set the following environment variables: $ export WEBSITE_DOMAIN= $ export SECRET_KEY= $ export DEBUG= $ export SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI= If not they will default to the following values: WEBSITE_DOMAIN=127.0.0.1:5000 SECRET_KEY=SECRET_KEY DEBUG=true SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///database.db # License This project is under the [MIT](https://github.com/xemeds/tiny0/blob/master/LICENSE) license.