This is a simple URL shortener application that allows users to create short links for long URLs. The app is built using Cloudflare Workers and uses Workers KV for storage.

• Issue a new Cloudflare API token with the following scopes (Workers KV Storage:Edit, Workers Scripts:Edit) and save it

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• Create a new KV (key-value) storage namespace on the Cloudflare "Storage & Databases" page and name it, for example, url-shortener-kv

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• Create the following GitHub Actions secrets in the repository settings:

  • AUTH_TOKEN - the token to protect creating short links only for authenticated users (e.g., suPaPA$$w0rd)
  • CLOUDFLARE_PAGES_DEPLOY_TOKEN – the API token you created in the first step
  • CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID – your Cloudflare account ID (available on the Cloudflare Account Home Page)
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• Create the following GitHub Actions variables (not secrets!) in the repository settings:

  • CLOUDFLARE_PROJECT_NAME – the name of your Cloudflare Worker project, e.g., url-shortener-app
  • CLOUDFLARE_KV_ID – the ID of the KV storage namespace you created in the second step
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• Run the deployment workflow (open "Actions" in your fork, click on "🚀 Deploy", and then click on "Run workflow")