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Chhoto URL: A Minimalist Self-Hosted URL Shortener

a year ago

What is Chhoto URL?

Have you ever encountered this situation: you want to share a link, but it's incredibly long, taking up several lines in a WeChat group, and just looking at it gives you a headache. Using Baidu Short URL? You worry it might disappear one day.

This is where self-hosted short links come in handy. Chhoto URL's design philosophy is simple and straightforward: it just needs to work, no need for fancy features.

Core Features:

  • Shorten links of any length into randomly generated short URLs
  • Automatic expiration feature, no need to worry about links permanently occupying resources
  • Support for custom short URL suffixes (a feature many tools lack)
  • Privacy-friendly click statistics, recording only the count without collecting user information

https://appstore.lazycat.cloud/#/shop/detail/cloud.lazycat.app.chhoto-url

How to Use

After installing the application, you need to log in with a password. The default password is: TopSecretPass

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Enter the main page.

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Enter the URL you want to shorten: https://manateelazycat.github.io/index.html Enter a custom suffix and expiration time.

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Click "shorten" to generate the URL.

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The generated URL looks like this: chhoto-url.懒猫.heiyu.space/tian It can be opened normally.

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Someone even specifically created a browser extension. Firefox users can directly install the Chhoto URL extension and generate short links with a right-click.

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It can also track click counts, letting you know which articles are the most popular.

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Summary

Chhoto URL focuses on core needs, achieving ultimate lightness and simplicity.

If you:

  • Don't need complex data analysis features
  • Want a stable and reliable self-hosted solution
  • Hope for simple deployment and maintenance
  • Pursue ultimate performance and low resource usage

Then Chhoto URL is a good choice.

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