🚀 Build a URL Shortener with Node.js & Express | Beginner-Friendly Project

🚀 Build a URL Shortener with Node.js and Express In this video, we'll build a URL shortener from scratch using Node.js, Express.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript! 💻 WHAT WE'LL BUILD ✅ Shorten long URLs ✅ Generate unique short IDs ✅ Validate URLs ✅ Redirect to original websites ✅ Copy shortened links 🛠️ TECH STACK Node.js Express.js HTML, CSS, and JavaScript 📂 SOURCE CODE GitHub Repository: ADD YOUR GITHUB REPOSITORY LINK HERE ⚙️ SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 1. Install Node.js. 2. Create a project folder. 3. Run these commands: npm init -y npm install express 4. Start the server: node server.js 5. Open localhost on port 3000 in your browser. 🧠 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Backend development with Node.js Express routes GET and POST requests URL validation Generating random IDs Redirecting users Connecting frontend and backend ⚠️ NOTE This beginner project stores URLs in memory, so saved links disappear when the server restarts. 👍 Like, subscribe, and comment which project I should build next! #NodeJS #ExpressJS #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #BackendDevelopment #Coding