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Re:Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely h... by brunoluiz on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:21AM (#25111292)
That is quite interesting. Only issue is to rely on Github Issues for it (it might get messy with too many issues opened).

I had this same ~dream of hosting a URL Shortener statically, which lead me to create URLZap. The difference is that it relies on a config file and it can be used on any code repository service https://github.com/brunoluiz/urlzap

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Re:Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely h... by nelsontky on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:27AM (#25111348)
Cool project! Thanks for sharing! Yea the reason why I chose GitHub issues as a "database" was because it is simple to add a short link that manner. Definitely may get messy and there are other shortcomings like the lack of ability to indicate/reuse aliases. The other way to run a URL shortener service with low effort would be to use Firebase. Your idea is a cool one, love it especially since it uses GitHub actions too!
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Re:Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be entirely h... by davchana on Thursday November 19, 2020 @01:16AM (#25146751)
Almost similar strategy here, static file generator for redirect https://gitlab.com/davch/static-redirect
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