ITIThinkImOKAY·Jan 4, 2021
You can also create a URL shortener for free via GH pages: https://github.com/nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener
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gh-pages-url-shortener
Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages.
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Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Nov 16 | 2020-11-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-11-23 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | 2020-11-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-11-30 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | 2020-11-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-12-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | 2020-12-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-12-14 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | 2020-12-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-12-21 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | 2020-12-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-12-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 | 2020-12-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-04 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | 2021-01-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
5 sourcesSomebody was faster than me https://github.com/nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener/issues/1...
In Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub PagesSince I am running a URL shortener service https://blanq.io, my two cents:
1. I looked at https://github.com/nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener/blob/mai... and it is a basic script that does nothing more than redirection. A lot of URL shorteners on the web do a lot more. Premium ones can track users and route links based on client.
2. Most of URL shortening audience is non-technical and they usually like to pay and forget about it. Hosting and running your own service is an overhead.
3. Handling traffic at scale is challenging. So, if you have a lot of hits, I would not advise spending time maintaining the service.
4. Github can kill this anytime.
That said, this is neat solution for basic needs.
In Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages3425 lines in package-lock.json for a "Minimal URL shortener"
https://github.com/nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener/blob/mai...
In Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub PagesShow HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages
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