🚀 ShrinkX

ShrinkX is an advanced URL shortener built with the MERN stack. It goes beyond just shortening links — ShrinkX provides analytics, QR code generation, password-protected links, fire links (one-time use), and a modern responsive dashboard for managing all your URLs.

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📸 Screenshots

🏠 Home Page

📂 Dashboard

✂️ Shorten URL Page

📊 Analytics Page

🔗 My URLs Page

✨ Features

• 🔗 Custom Short Links – Generate short, memorable URLs
• 🔐 Protected Links – Add passwords to restrict access
• 🔥 Fire Links – Auto-expire after one visit
• 📊 Analytics Dashboard – Track clicks, location, device & referrer data
• 📱 Responsive UI – Works seamlessly on desktop & mobile
• 🖼 QR Code Generation – Instantly generate & download QR codes
• 📂 Link Management – Edit, delete & organize links easily
• ⚡ Authentication – Secure login & signup with JWT

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Frontend	React.js, TailwindCSS, ShadCN UI
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
Auth	JWT (JSON Web Tokens), bcrypt.js
Deploy	Render (Frontend & Backend), MongoDB Atlas

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🚀 Installation & Setup

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/shrinkx.git cd shrinkx

Backend Setup cd backend npm install npm run dev

Create a .env file inside backend/ with:

-PORT=3000 -MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri -JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret -CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173

Frontend Setup cd frontend npm install npm run dev

Now open 👉 http://localhost:5173

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🌍 Deployment Frontend: Render Backend: Render Database: MongoDB Atlas

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repo and submit a PR.

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📜 License

MIT License © 2025 [Patel Jaykumar Rakeshbhai]

⚡ ShrinkX — Shrink smart, share faster.