ShortIt is a web application crafted to simplify the process of URL shortening. With a clean, intuitive interface, ShortIt makes it easy to convert long URLs into short, manageable links. This is particularly useful for sharing links in a more user-friendly manner across different platforms.

This project is built with Django and uses Pipenv for managing dependencies. Follow these steps to get it running on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine using git clone https://github.com/Pokymon/shortit.git.

2. Navigate to the project directory with cd ShortIt.

3. Copy settings.py.example to settings.py and update the environment variables to match your setup.

4. Install Pipenv if you haven't already with pip install pipenv.

5. Install project dependencies with Pipenv by running pipenv install.

6. Enter the Pipenv shell using pipenv shell.

7. Run database migrations with python manage.py migrate.

8. Create an admin user for the Django admin interface using python manage.py createsuperuser.

9. Start the local development server with python manage.py runserver.

Now you can access the ShortIt web application locally.

We welcome contributions to ShortIt. Feel free to fork the repository or submit a pull request. We appreciate any help, whether it's fixing bugs, improving documentation, or suggesting new features.

ShortIt is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for more information.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out at [email protected].