URL Shortener Service

A simple URL shortener service built using Scala, Akka HTTP, and Slick with PostgreSQL as the database.

🚀 Features

• Shorten long URLs into short codes
• Optional expiry date for shortened URLs (stores only the date, not time)
• Tracks click count for each URL
• Prevents duplicate entries for the same original URL with the same expiry
• Built with functional programming practices

🛠 Tech Stack

• Language: Scala
• Backend: Akka HTTP
• Database: PostgreSQL
• ORM: Slick
• JSON: Spray JSON / Lift JSON
• Containerization: Docker (see docker-compose.yml and Dockerfile)

Run Locally

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/shubhangdutta96/Mini_URL.git

🐳 Configuration to run the service on docker container

docker-compose up -d