Clif's Edge - Self-hosted URL Shortener: Shlink
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Keep control over all your shortened URLs, by serving them under your own domains, using this simple yet powerful tool.

A self-hosted URL shortener: Shlink - Keep control over all your shortened URLs, by serving them under your own domains, using this simple yet powerful tool. https://shlink.io/

I was very surprised to find this mature, full-featured URL shortener. It’s written in PHP and includes Geoblocking so your shortener isn’t abused.

A Docker quick-start guide: https://lnk.clifmo.com/ljk13

  • grumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.esEnglish
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    1 month ago

    This maybe isn’t for everyone but I de-dockerified Shlink pretty quickly. Moving it to two nginx vhosts (server and admin) on a Shlink LXC and a centralized Postgres server made dealing with it a lot easier.

    E.g., the initial API key shenanigans were less fiddly after I took more direct control.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Can I ask - why would anyone do this? Several URL shortening services of the past have shuttered and it has left the web littered with links to sites that can never be resolved (linkrot) - this to me just seems like a another surefire way to speedrun future deadlinks in forums etc. Why?

    • merthyr1831@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I find link shorteners useful for sharing (ephemeral) links to others (especially if they’re massive) but for linking stuff on the web where you can hide it under an anchor tag is definitely a bad idea.