(ongoing)

This project is a simple URL Shortener API built with Go.
It demonstrates backend API design, HTTP routing, and containerization using Docker.
The goal is to provide a practical learning example of building and deploying a RESTful Go service from scratch.

The Go URL Shortener is a RESTful web service that allows users to:

• Shorten a long URL into a shorter unique code
• Redirect from the short URL back to the original one
• (Planned) Store URLs persistently using a lightweight SQLite database

At this stage, the project runs a basic Go HTTP server, which will be expanded to handle real API logic and Dockerized deployment.

• Language: Go (Golang)
• Database: SQLite (planned)
• Containerization: Docker (in progress)
• Version Control: Git + GitHub

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/SanjeevHegde14/go-url-shortener.git
   cd go-url-shortener

2. Run the API:

   go run cmd/api/main.go

3. Open your browser and visit: http://localhost:8080