🚀 SnipLink

A backend-focused URL shortener built to explore real-world backend engineering concepts.

Create, manage, and share shortened URLs with authentication, rate limiting, Redis, BullMQ scheduled jobs, and PostgreSQL persistence.

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🌌 Overview

SnipLink is a backend-focused URL shortener built to learn and implement real-world backend development concepts.

The project goes beyond simple URL shortening by incorporating:

• JWT Authentication
• PostgreSQL Persistence
• Redis-Powered Rate Limiting
• BullMQ Scheduled Jobs
• Soft Delete Architecture
• Automated Cleanup Workflows
• Dockerized Local Development

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📸 Screenshots

✨ Features

🔗 URL Management

• Create shortened URLs
• Redirect using unique short codes
• Track click counts
• Soft delete URLs
• Scheduled cleanup of expired soft-deleted URLs

🔐 Authentication

• JWT Authentication
• HTTP-only cookies
• Protected dashboard routes
• User-owned URLs

⚡ Infrastructure

• Redis-powered rate limiting
• BullMQ scheduled jobs
• PostgreSQL persistence
• Dockerized services

📊 Dashboard

• View created URLs
• Track click counts
• Manage active URLs
• Soft delete URLs

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🖥 Tech Stack

Backend

• Next.js 15 (App Router)
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• BullMQ

Authentication

• JWT
• bcrypt
• HTTP-only Cookies

Infrastructure

• Docker
• Docker Compose

Frontend

• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui
• Lucide Icons

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🧠 Backend Concepts Implemented

• Authentication & Authorization
• Database Schema Design
• Foreign Keys & Relationships
• SQL Transactions
• Redis Fundamentals
• Rate Limiting
• Scheduled Jobs
• Soft Delete Architecture
• Dockerized Development