Zoorl is a serverless URL shortener service based on AWS serverless stack:
- AWS Lambda for scaling (the backing REST API is written in Python)
- DynamoDB as backing store
- CDK for infrastructure as code
I created this project as a case study for learning about different AWS technologies and Python: something simple, yet challenging for me :)
Additional documentation
- Backend - this is the CDK App + REST API
- Lambda business code - if you need to develop the Python code, this may help
- Frontend - this is a simple Angular webapp that allows for registration/login and creating new URL aliases.
About the project
The project backlog is available here.
The code is released under MIT license: you can do whatever you want with it but there are no warranties in any case (e.g., expenses in your AWS account).
If you use it, please drop me a line about your use case!
Do you have another wonderful idea or spot a subtle bug? Feel free to submit a pull request or create an issue as reminder!
Frequently Asked Questions
What 'zoorl' stands for ?
It is a contraction of "Zipped URL", with "u" replaced by "oo" to be "cooler" :P
Why another URL shortener project?
Just for learning, not need to compete with more famed solutions like bit.ly and others. And maybe other people may find it useful too, you never know :)