urlshort

Java (spring) backend for shortening urls by redirecting. Caches on redirect using Redis for improved performance.

Prerequisites

• Java 21
• Docker
• docker-compose

Getting started

Run docker compose up in the root directory to start the MySQL and Redis containers. Run the application either by running the main class from within Intellij, or using the mvn wrapper.

Usage

Save a url pair using the /save endpoint, then, assuming the application is running locally, go to localhost:8080/your-saved-short-url. You will be redirected to whatever url you saved to be mapped to the short one.