Lynx VS Shlink

*Update:* I've settled on Lynx[0] for now. It's still actively being developed, deploys pretty easily with docker compose, and is lightweight.

[0] https://github.com/Lynx-Shortener/Lynx

I've built a variety of projects, mostly using Vue but the one I'm most proud of is Lynx - a URL shortener with a bunch of features

There's now a website complete with full API and installation documentation. I've also added 2FA, configurable backups (including proper support for use with incremental backup tools) and support for umami analytics and tracking.

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Tangentially related: I'm in search of a lightweight self-hosted URL shortener. Tried shlink[0] but man it's a bit of a bear, requiring 5 (yes, five) separate Docker containers. Also tried kutt[1] but it appears to be abandoned.

[0] https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink

[1] https://github.com/thedevs-network/kutt

IF you just want to setup an internal link shortener, there is software out there for it. We do it at my company. The best one I've found is Shlink: https://shlink.io/

Shlink can do this....

i have just set up shlink.io via /r/portainer and docker-compose. Now i have tried opening the CLI to generate an API key which i need for the shlink web interface but unfortunately it closes in a fraction of a second after bin/cli, showing all available arguments.

Are you looking for stable HTTP/S URLs that you can publish for others to access? One solution to that might be to purchase your own domain and host a little redirector service that bounces the consumer to the real, currently active, cloud URL. Something like https://shlink.io/ might work (but I’ve not used it, and that’s just a suggestion not a recommendation!)

Need to post some links in a small amount of space? You're going to want Shlink (code).

I'm working on setting up Shlink, a self-hosted URL shortening service. I've got it set up in docker and it's working, but now I want to set up a reverse proxy for it. I use HAProxy on pfSense, but in order to make it work, the documentation states that I need to make sure the "consumer's IP address, and the requests domain, are forwarded from the proxy".

Shlink