🔗 Express URL Shortener with EJS, Routes & Controllers, MongoDB

A full-stack URL shortener built with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.

Users can shorten long URLs by entering a custom or random short code. The shortened links are stored in a MongoDB collection and displayed on the home page using EJS templates.

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🚀 Features

• Built with Express.js using clean routes/controllers
• View engine: EJS
• Stores links in MongoDB
• User inputs:
  • Long URL
  • Custom short code (e.g., yt → https://youtube.com)
• Homepage shows all shortened links
• Clicking a short link redirects to the original
• Custom 404 page for invalid short codes

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▶️ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/DeveloperZeeshu/URL-Shortener.git
cd url-shortener-node

🙋‍♂️ Author

Made with ❤️ by Jeesan Abbas