diff --git a/apps/url-shortener/.gitignore b/apps/url-shortener/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4042c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/url-shortener/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Exclude SQLite database file
+*.db
diff --git a/apps/url-shortener/go.mod b/apps/url-shortener/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf35a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/url-shortener/go.mod
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+module url-shortener
+
+go 1.21.5
+
+require github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.19 // indirect
diff --git a/apps/url-shortener/go.sum b/apps/url-shortener/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3042612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/url-shortener/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.19 h1:fhGleo2h1p8tVChob4I9HpmVFIAkKGpiukdrgQbWfGI=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.19/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
diff --git a/apps/url-shortener/index.html b/apps/url-shortener/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15eee68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/url-shortener/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>URL Shortener</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <h1>URL Shortener</h1>
+
+    <form action="/" method="post">
+        <label for="address">Address:</label>
+        <input type="text" id="address" name="address" required>
+
+        <label for="custom">Custom Name (optional):</label>
+        <input type="text" id="custom" name="custom">
+
+        <button type="submit">Shorten URL</button>
+    </form>
+
+    <h2>Named Addresses:</h2>
+    <table>
+        <tr>
+            <th>Name</th>
+            <th>Address</th>
+            <th>Owner</th>
+            <th>Active</th>
+        </tr>
+        {{ range .NamedAddresses }}
+        <tr>
+            <td><a href="{{ .Name }}" target="_blank">{{ .Name }}</a></td>
+            <td>{{ .Address }}</td>
+            <td>{{ .OwnerId }}</td>
+            <td>{{ .Active }}</td>
+        </tr>
+        {{ end }}
+    </table>
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/apps/url-shortener/main.go b/apps/url-shortener/main.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/url-shortener/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"embed"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+var dbPath = flag.String("db-path", "url-shortener.db", "Path to the SQLite file")
+
+//go:embed index.html
+var indexHTML embed.FS
+
+type NamedAddress struct {
+	Name    string
+	Address string
+	OwnerId string
+	Active  bool
+}
+
+type Store interface {
+	Create(addr NamedAddress) error
+	Get(name string) (NamedAddress, error)
+	Activate(name string) error
+	Deactivate(name string) error
+	ChangeOwner(name, ownerId string) error
+	List(ownerId string) ([]NamedAddress, error)
+}
+
+type NameAlreadyTaken struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
+func (er NameAlreadyTaken) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Name '%s' is already taken", er.Name)
+}
+
+type SQLiteStore struct {
+	db *sql.DB
+}
+
+func NewSQLiteStore(path string) (*SQLiteStore, error) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS named_addresses (
+            name TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            address TEXT,
+            owner_id TEXT,
+            active BOOLEAN
+        )
+    `)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &SQLiteStore{db: db}, nil
+}
+
+func generateRandomURL() string {
+	const charset = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+	var urlShort string
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		urlShort += string(charset[rand.Intn(len(charset))])
+	}
+	return urlShort
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) Create(addr NamedAddress) error {
+	_, err := s.db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO named_addresses (name, address, owner_id, active)
+		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+	`, addr.Name, addr.Address, addr.OwnerId, addr.Active)
+	if err != nil {
+		sqliteErr, ok := err.(sqlite3.Error)
+		// sqliteErr.ExtendedCode and sqlite3.ErrConstraintUnique are not the same. probably some lib error.
+		// had to use actual code of unique const error
+		if ok && sqliteErr.ExtendedCode == 1555 {
+			return NameAlreadyTaken{Name: addr.Name}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) Get(name string) (NamedAddress, error) {
+	row := s.db.QueryRow("SELECT name, address, owner_id, active FROM named_addresses WHERE name = ?", name)
+	namedAddress := NamedAddress{}
+	err := row.Scan(&namedAddress.Name, &namedAddress.Address, &namedAddress.OwnerId, &namedAddress.Active)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return NamedAddress{}, fmt.Errorf("No record found for name %s", name)
+		}
+		return NamedAddress{}, err
+	}
+	return namedAddress, nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) Activate(name string) error {
+	//TODO
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) Deactivate(name string) error {
+	//TODO
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) ChangeOwner(name, ownerId string) error {
+	//TODO
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLiteStore) List(ownerId string) ([]NamedAddress, error) {
+	rows, err := s.db.Query("SELECT name, address, owner_id, active FROM named_addresses WHERE owner_id = ?", ownerId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var namedAddresses []NamedAddress
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var namedAddress NamedAddress
+		if err := rows.Scan(&namedAddress.Name, &namedAddress.Address, &namedAddress.OwnerId, &namedAddress.Active); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		namedAddresses = append(namedAddresses, namedAddress)
+	}
+	return namedAddresses, nil
+}
+
+type PageVariables struct {
+	NamedAddresses []NamedAddress
+}
+
+func renderHTML(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, tpl *template.Template, data interface{}) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
+	err := tpl.Execute(w, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+}
+
+type Server struct {
+	store Store
+}
+
+func (s *Server) Start() {
+	http.HandleFunc("/", s.handler)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
+		customName := r.PostFormValue("custom")
+		address := r.PostFormValue("address")
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(address, "http://") && !strings.HasPrefix(address, "https://") {
+			http.Error(w, "Address must start with http:// or https://", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		for {
+			cn := customName
+			if cn == "" {
+				cn = generateRandomURL()
+			}
+			// check if custom exists
+			namedAddress := NamedAddress{
+				Name:    cn,
+				Address: address,
+				OwnerId: "tabo", //TODO. Owner ID should be taken from http header
+				Active:  true,
+			}
+			if err := s.store.Create(namedAddress); err == nil {
+				http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusSeeOther)
+				return
+			} else if _, ok := err.(NameAlreadyTaken); ok && customName == "" {
+				continue
+			} else if _, ok := err.(NameAlreadyTaken); ok && customName != "" {
+				http.Error(w, "Name is already taken", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			} else {
+				http.Error(w, "Try again later", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Get Name from request path for redirection
+	name := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/")
+	if name != "" {
+		namedAddress, err := s.store.Get(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		// Redirect to the address
+		http.Redirect(w, r, namedAddress.Address, http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+	// Retrieve named addresses for the owner
+	namedAddresses, err := s.store.List("tabo")
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	// Combine data for rendering
+	pageVariables := PageVariables{
+		NamedAddresses: namedAddresses,
+	}
+	indexHtmlContent, err := indexHTML.ReadFile("index.html")
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	tmpl, err := template.New("index").Parse(string(indexHtmlContent))
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	renderHTML(w, r, tmpl, pageVariables)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	db, err := NewSQLiteStore(*dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	s := Server{store: db}
+	s.Start()
+}