URL Shortener

OVERVIEW

A URL shortening service that allows users to create shortened URLs from long links. Features include custom URL aliases, clicks counts, user authentication, and Tags for the urls.

CHALLENGES

• • Implementing redis caching for faster redirections
• • Designing a scalable database schema for storing URLs
• • Securing the application from malicious URL inputs
• • Creating a user-friendly interface for managing URLs
• • Optimizing the application for high traffic loads
• • Implementing tags system for urls

SOLUTIONS

• • Used Redis for caching frequently accessed URLs
• • Designed a PostgreSQL schema optimized for URL storage
• • Implemented input validation and sanitization
• • Built a responsive React front-end
• • Deployed the application on AWS EC2 and RDS
• • Used PostgreSQL for storing tags and implemented many-to-many relationship between urls and tags