🚀 Build a URL Shortener in 10 Minutes! | Minimal APIs + .NET + JSON Storage

Want to build your own URL shortener just like Bitly or TinyURL — but faster, simpler and without a database?
In today’s video, I’ll show you how to create a lightweight URL Shortener using .NET Minimal APIs and store data inside a JSON file, making it super fast to deploy & beginner friendly.

🎯 What you will learn
• How URL shortening works in real apps
• Minimal APIs basics + routing
• Generate short URL IDs
• Store & retrieve URL data using JSON
• Track click counts & redirect users
• Build a production-ready endpoint structure

⚡ Why this project?
• No SQL / No DB / No heavy setup
• Tiny & perfect for small apps, side projects & portfolios
• Cloud deployable in minutes
• Beginner friendly, but powerful for pros

📂 Source code link: https://github.com/raghavrosberg-rgb/...
💡 Watch till the end — I’ll share tips to improve speed, add analytics & make it production ready.

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🏗️ Tech Stack
• .NET 10 Minimal APIs
• C#
• JSON Lightweight Storage
• VS Code / Visual Studio
• Scalar

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🚀 Next Features (Let me know in comments!)
• 🔐 Custom slugs
• 📊 Dashboard & analytics
• 🗄️ Move from JSON → SQLite → PostgreSQL
• 🌍 Deploy on Azure / Render / Railway
• 🧪 Unit Testing & benchmarking

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