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GOlang URL shortener service using postgres, redis, bulma

You can use it via the mobile friendly web UI or automate it with API already provided. I'm also thinking of building a browser extension to shorten any URL in a click (context menu for example).

Usage

Just visit urlssh.xyz. You can also integrate API for programmatic usage.

PS: https://urlssh.xyz/6OTMTS is short link to this article ๐Ÿ˜Ž

GitHub logo adhocore / urlsh

Golang URL shortener and bookmarker service with UI, API, Cache, Hits Counter and forwarder using postgres and redis in backend, bulma in frontend. Think of it as self hosting ready url shortener.

urlsh

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urlsh is URL shortener application built on Go language.

It does not use external libraries except the gorm for postgres database and minimal redis module redigo.

URLSH

Usage

Web client

Just visit urlssh.xyz. You can also integrate API for programmatic usage.

Terminal client

If you live inside the command line terminal, you can install a client:

go get github.com/adhocore/urlsh/cmd/urlshc
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or, with newer go versions

go install github.com/adhocore/urlsh/cmd/urlshc
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Make sure $GOPATH or $HOME/go/bin is in your $PATH or %path%, then use it like so:

# show help
urlshc -h

# shorten a url
urlshc -url 'https://your.long.url/here'

# shorten a url with keywords and expiry date
urlshc -url 'https://your.long.url/here' -keywords 'word-1,word2' -expires '2022-12-31'

# if you have self hosted or local instance of urlsh, pass in URLSH_HOST (with domain only)
URLSH_HOST=https://your.urlsh-instance.com urlshc -url 'https://your.long.url/here'
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Read below for self hostingโ€ฆ

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