Modern URL Shortener

A high-performance URL shortening service built with Next.js, TypeScript, Hono, Redis, and PostgreSQL.

🚀 Features

• Fast URL shortening [x]
• High-performance redirects using Redis caching [x]
• RESTful API built with Hono middleware [x]
• Automatic URL expiration [x]
• Built-in rate limiting [x]
• TypeScript for type safety [x]
• Responsive web interface [x]

🏗️ Architecture

• Frontend: Next.js with TypeScript and shadcn/ui
• API Layer: Hono middleware for efficient routing (RPC)
• Caching: Redis for high-speed lookups
• Database: PostgreSQL for permanent storage
• ORM: Prisma for type-safe database operations

🔧 Technical Highlights

• Redis pipelining for atomic operations
• Efficient caching with automatic TTL refresh
• Database connection pooling
• Edge-ready with Vercel deployment
• Rate limiting using Redis
• Type-safe API endpoints

📦 Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/timooo-thy/url-shortener.git

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env.local

# Push database changes
npx primsa db push

# Start development server
npm run dev