SimpleLink#

A modern link shortening and tracking service built with Rust and React.

Features#

• 🔗 Link shortening with custom codes
• 📊 Click tracking and analytics
• 🔒 User authentication
• 📱 Responsive design
• 🌓 Dark/light mode
• 📈 Source attribution tracking

Tech Stack#

Backend#

• Rust
• Actix-web
• SQLx
• PostgreSQL
• JWT Authentication

Frontend#

• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn/ui
• Vite
• Recharts

Development Setup#

Prerequisites#

• Rust (latest stable)
• Bun (or Node.js)
• PostgreSQL
• Docker (optional)

Environment Variables#

Backend (.env)#

DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/simplelink
SERVER_HOST=127.0.0.1
SERVER_PORT=3000
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key

Frontend Environment Files#

Development (.env.development):

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000

Production (.env.production):

VITE_API_URL=https://your-production-domain.com

Local Development#

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/simplelink.git
cd simplelink

2. Set up the database:

psql -U postgres
CREATE DATABASE simplelink;

3. Run database migrations:

cargo run --bin migrate

4. Start the backend server:

cargo run

5. In a new terminal, start the frontend development server:

cd frontend
bun install
bun run dev

The app will be available at:

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend API: http://localhost:3000

Building for Production#

Use the build script to create a production build:

./build.sh

This will:

1. Build the frontend with production settings
2. Copy static files to the correct location
3. Prepare everything for deployment

You can override the API URL during build:

VITE_API_URL=https://api.yoursite.com ./build.sh

Docker Deployment#

Build and run using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up --build

Or build and run the containers separately:

# Build the image
docker build -t simplelink .

# Run the container
docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@db:5432/simplelink \
  -e JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key \
  simplelink

Project Structure#

simplelink/
├── src/                    # Rust backend code
│   ├── handlers/          # Request handlers
│   ├── models/           # Database models
│   └── main.rs           # Application entry point
├── migrations/            # Database migrations
├── frontend/             # React frontend
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/   # React components
│   │   ├── api/         # API client
│   │   └── types/       # TypeScript types
│   └── vite.config.ts    # Vite configuration
├── static/               # Built frontend files (generated)
├── Cargo.toml            # Rust dependencies
├── docker-compose.yml    # Docker composition
└── build.sh             # Build script

API Endpoints#

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• POST /api/shorten - Create short link
• GET /api/links - Get all user links
• DELETE /api/links/{id} - Delete link
• GET /api/links/{id}/clicks - Get click statistics
• GET /api/links/{id}/sources - Get source statistics
• GET /{short_code} - Redirect to original URL

Contributing#

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License#

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.