# simple url shortener

this project is a simple solution to build out a URL shortener using
Roda, Falcon, Sequel, and SQLite

the point of this project is to quickly build something and work on continuous deployment while making small refinements to the functional pieces.


first you have to install the dependencies:

`bundle install`


if you want the development group included run this first:

`bundle config set --local with 'development'`


then create a .env.rb file in the root directory that contains the following ENV attributes:


ENV["APP_SESSION_SECRET"] = {output of a random 64 byte secret}

ENV["DB_NAME"] = {db file name}


after the dependencies are installed, you have to create the db

`sequel -m db/migrations sqlite://db/{DB_NAME}`


to start the application with Falcon:

`rackup -o {ip address} -p {port} -s falcon`