Create a Link

What is this?

This app is a URL-shortener; it can transform long and complex URLs into short and readable links. Apps like these work by redirecting web traffic from the shortened link to the full-length URL. One of the most well-known link shorteners is TinyUrl.com, which this app is heavily based on.

Currently the following features are implemented:

• CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) functionality for shortened links.
• Authentication and simple authorization; users may create accounts, and any links that they create while logged in will belong to their account.
• Cookie storage of any links that the user creates while unauthenticated.

This app is intended for educational purposes only. I created it primarily to teach myself C# and the ASP.NET Core framework. Even so, please feel free to use it to your heart's content - just don't count on your links working forever. You can view the source code of this app here.