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Build a URL Shortener
Short links, redirects, a hit counter. Small enough for a weekend, deep enough to argue about.
difficulty
intermediate
est. time
~4 hours
building
126
deadline
2d 04h left
requirements
01POST a long URL, get a short code back
02GET the short code, redirect with 301
03Count hits per link
04Deploy it somewhere public
05Bonus: custom aliases, expiry, rate limiting
any language
We care about the redirect working, not the stack. Python, Go, Rust, JS, PHP — ship it.
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