redir

Full-featured, self-hosted URL shortener written in Go.

Features	Description
Custom Domain	Everything is under control with your own domain
Link Shortener	Support /s/semantic-name for short semantic alias for anonymous shortening
Go Vanity Import	Redirect /x/repo-name to configured VCS and pkg.go.dev for API documentation
Access Control	1) Private links won't be listed in public index page; 2) Allow link to be accessible only after a configured time point; 3) Allow warn to visitors about external URL redirects (for liability control)
Public Indexes	Router /s provides a list of avaliable short links
Admin Dashboard	Dashboard /s?mode=admin provides full management ability
Visitor Analysis	Statistics visualization regarding PV, UV, Referrer, Devices, Location, etc
GDPR Compliant	Including imprint, privacy, contact pages; optional warning about external redirects, etc.

Documentations

• Redir APIs
• Current Users
• Troubleshoting
• GDPR requirements

Web Interfaces

There are three major pages available in redir.

Admin Dashboard	Access Control	Public Indexes
Router: /s?mode=admin for management:	Control a link should only be available after a certain time:	Router /s provides public accessibility to see all public links:

CLI Usage

The redir command offers server side operation feature from shell:

$ redir

redir is a featured URL shortener. The redir server (run via '-s' option),
will connect to the default database address mongodb://localhost:27018.
It is possible to reconfig redir using an external configuration file.
See https://changkun.de/s/redir for more details.

Version: dev

GoVersion: devel go1.18-39e08c6cd7 Tue Sep 21 13:18:09 2021 +0000

Command line usage:

$ redir [-s] [-f <file>] [-d <file>] [-op <operator> -a <alias> -l <link> -p -trust -vt <time>]

...

Customization

You can configure redir using a configuration file. The default configuration is embedded into the binary.

Alternative configuration can be used to replace default config and specified in environtment variable REDIR_CONF, for example REDIR_CONF=/path/to/config.yml redir -s to run the redir server under given configuration.

Deployment

Download Pre-Builds

Please check the release page.

Build from Source

You need install Go to build the redir command.

Build everything into a single native binary:

$ make dashboard # build front-end
$ make           # build back-end and embed front-end files into binary

$ redir -s # run the server, require an external database

Build and deploy with Docker:

$ docker network create traefik_proxy
$ make dashboard && make build && make up

Contributing

Easiest way to contribute is to provide feedback! We would love to hear what you like and what you think is missing. PRs are also welcome.

License

MIT © 2020-2021 Changkun Ou