URL Shortener

• Shorten any valid URL
• Redirect short codes to original URL
• Track how many times a link was clicked
• List all shortened links in a dashboard

Follow these steps in order. Each one builds on the previous.

1. Step 1

   Set up Flask app with two routes: home and redirect

2. Step 2

   Write a random 6-character code generator

3. Step 3

   Store URL mappings in a JSON file

4. Step 4

   Build the HTML form for pasting long URLs

5. Step 5

   Display the shortened URL after submission

6. Step 6

   Implement the redirect route using the short code

7. Step 7

   Add a click counter that updates on each visit

8. Step 8

   Build a simple dashboard to list all links

• Flask routing docs
• Python secrets module
• UUID in Python