Express Redirect Server

This is a simple Node.js application using Express.js to redirect all incoming requests to a specified URL defined in the environment variables.

Getting Started

To get the server running locally:

• Clone this repo
• npm install to install all required dependencies
• Set the REDIRECT_URL environment variable to the URL where you want to redirect traffic
• Optionally, set the PORT environment variable to define which port the server should listen on (defaults to 3000)
• node index.js to start the server

Environment Variables

The application requires the following environment variables to be set:

• REDIRECT_URL: The URL to which all traffic should be redirected.
• PORT (optional): The port on which the server will listen. Defaults to 3000 if not specified.

Application Structure

• index.js: The entry point to the application. This file defines the Express server and the redirection logic.

Features

• Redirects all incoming requests to the REDIRECT_URL specified in the environment variables.
• Validates the REDIRECT_URL to ensure it is a valid URL.
• Logs the redirection target URL to the console.
• Exits the process if REDIRECT_URL is not set or is invalid.

Error Handling

The application will log errors to the console and exit in the following situations:

• If REDIRECT_URL is not set in the environment variables.
• If REDIRECT_URL is not a valid URL.

Usage

Once the server is running, any incoming requests will be redirected to the REDIRECT_URL with a 301 Moved Permanently status code.