url-shortner aka ShortieLink

A minimal Turborepo monorepo for a URL shortener service.

Structure

• apps/client: Frontend (Next.js, Bulma CSS) — runs on port 3000
• apps/server: Backend (Express, Prisma) — runs on port 4000
• packages/db: Prisma setup with ShortUrl model
• packages/config: Shared tsconfig, eslint, prettier configs

Development

• Set DATABASE_URL in your environment to point to your local Postgres instance.
• Run npm run db:push to apply Prisma schema to the database.
• Run npm run db:studio to open Prisma Studio.
• Run npm run dev to start all apps (FE: http://localhost:3000, BE: http://localhost:4000)

Setup

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Configure your .env file with DATABASE_URL for Postgres and NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL for FE (default: http://localhost:4000)
3. Push Prisma schema: npm run db:push
4. Start development: npm run dev

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Minimal, local-first setup. See code for details.