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URL Shortener — project preview

URL Shortener

A Quarkus-based URL shortening service with customizable expiration, click tracking, and detailed analytics for shortened links.

Project Overview

URL Shortener is a web application that converts long URLs into short, manageable links while providing users with control over link expiration and access tracking.

The application is built with Quarkus and provides a modern web interface using Qute, Tailwind CSS, and JavaScript. Users can create shortened URLs, choose an expiration period from 1 to 365 days, and view statistics for individual links.

Technical Challenges

One of the main challenges was designing the complete lifecycle of a shortened URL, from generating the short link to handling redirection and tracking usage statistics.

The application exposes a REST-based interface for creating shortened URLs, redirecting users from a short code to the original URL, and retrieving statistics such as access count, creation time, expiration time, and the most recent access.

Another important aspect was handling expiration. Each shortened URL can be configured with an expiration period between 1 and 365 days, allowing links to become invalid after their configured lifetime.

The application uses JPA and Hibernate for persistence and supports configurable database connections, while Quarkus provides the backend runtime and Maven handles the project build and packaging.

URL Shortener application homepage URL Shortener link creation interface URL Shortener statistics dashboard URL Shortener analytics and link statistics

Key Highlights

The project demonstrates several practical backend and web-development concepts:

  • Long URL to short URL conversion
  • Configurable link expiration from 1 to 365 days
  • Click tracking and access statistics
  • Short-code based URL redirection
  • REST API endpoints for URL management
  • JPA and Hibernate-based persistence
  • Qute server-side templating
  • Quarkus backend with Java 21
  • Responsive UI built with Tailwind CSS
  • Database connection-pool configuration
  • Production packaging using a Quarkus uber-jar

A practical URL shortening service combining link management, expiration control, and access analytics.

URL Shortener

The application provides three core operations: creating a shortened URL through POST /shorten, redirecting through the generated short code, and retrieving detailed statistics through /stats/{shortCode}.

The project also includes a dedicated statistics view where users can inspect link usage, including access counts and the most recent access time.