diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c93c0f1..80e53bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ # How it works Each URL that is submitted goes through a simple check for validity and/or added http:// before it to redirect successful. -After that, a base 64 string is generated and added to a Sqlite database with the corresponding URL that was submitted. +After that, a base 64 string is generated and added to a SQLite database with the corresponding URL that was submitted. The user is then given a short URL that is formatted as: WEBSITE_DOMAIN/token, the token being the base 64 string. Whenever this URL is visited the user will get redirected to the tokens corresponding URL in the database. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Visit the below URL to view the flask app: # Deploying -If you do not have a dedicated server, I highly recommend using [Heroku](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python), [PythonAnywhere](https://www.pythonanywhere.com/) or [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/projects/deploy-python-application/) to host your application. +If you do not have a dedicated server, I highly recommend using [Linode](https://www.linode.com/), [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/) or [PythonAnywhere](https://www.pythonanywhere.com/) to host your application. Before deploying, in the file: