This is a URL shortener project built with Go lang. It allows you to create short and manageable URLs for your long URLs.

1. Install Docker Desktop
2. Test the installation by running:

   docker-compose --version
   # Docker Compose version v2.6.1

1. Make a copy of the .env.example file and save it as .env:

   cp .env.example .env

2. Setup the project with single command installation via docker:

   docker-compose up --build -d
   

Clone the repository to your local machine:

sh git clone https://github.com/your-username/go-url-shortener.git

• Golang
• PostgreSQL

1. Download Golang
2. Test the installation by running:

   go version
   # go version go1.19.2 darwin/arm64

1. Navigate to the right directory where your project will be locally saved

2. Clone this repository and move to go-url-shortener directory

   cd go-url-shortener/

3. Install go dependencies

   go get

4. Install goose library for running migrations

5. Make a copy of the .env.example file and save it as .env:

   cp .env.example .env

6. Update the .env file with relevant configurations.

7. Run migrations

   make migration-up-postgres

8. Start the server

   make server