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YOURLS is an open source self-hosted alternative to Bitly or TinyURL

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A link shortening service translates any web URL link into a custom, and typically shorter and more manageable link.

A link shortening service is useful for a number of reasons:

  • A shorter link to share especially if the target is a long complex one
  • The short link can have a more intuitive name to remember
  • Basic stats are provided on how often it is accessed and from which countries
  • A self hosted one could bypass Bitly being blocked
  • No need to update social media posts if the backend is moved
  • Brand consistency by using your own custom domain

    • My video goes over how YOURLS can be used, and includes a few tips that I picked up for installing php-zip for the download plugin, as well as how to deal with any plugins which break the service.

    CHAPTERS:

    Intro 00:00

    Admin View 03:56
    Link View and 04:26
    Editing/Adding a Link 05:16
    Sorting Links 06:23
    Statistics 06:48
    Searching Links 08:53
    Bookmarklets 10:01
    Help Menu 10:54
    Managing Plugins 11:57
    Popular Links 14:32
    Download Plugin 14:47
    Available Plugins 15:33
    Tip for Download Plugin zip message 17:33
    Outro 20:42

    LINKS:

    YOURLS website https://yourls.org

    Github https://github.com/YOURLS/awesome
    Plugins https://github.com/YOURLS/awesome?tab=readme-ov-file#plugins
    YOURLS blog https://links.gadgeteer.co.za/yourlsblog
    YOURLS docker-compose file https://links.gadgeteer.co.za/yourls

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