Post #4675493 · Elektrine

2026-05-13 16:44 UTC

Chhoto URL v7 is out now: A simple, blazingly fast, selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features; written in Rust. This release brings three main changes. The ability to filter links. Support for an optional notes field. Ability to edit expiry time and notes. I try not to too many new features to avoid bloat, but it seemed like these were pretty useful for a link shortener, especially when managing thousands of short links. (To my surprise, some people even use it to manage millions of links.) Please take a look at the release notes for a complete list of changes. P.S. The next thing I’ll be focusing on is improving throughput under sustained load. If anyone has experience with SQLite, feel free to drop any tips. All the db related code is here. I’m mostly interested in improving insert speeds when 1000s of inserts are done per second. Edit: There’s a Codeberg mirror as well.

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@clee89@lemmy.world 2026-09-05 05:54

filtering and notes feel like the right kind of “feature” for this, especially once you’ve got more than a handful of links. i’ve been using cryptly.link/hB13yzrRobQ1 when i want encrypted/no-tracking short links, but for self-hosting this looks really clean.

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@clee89@lemmy.world 2026-09-05 07:37

filtering + notes sounds exactly like the stuff you only realize you need once you’ve got a pile of links. curious if filtering covers tags/domains/expiry too? i use cryptly.link/ZanK7N7bMFRI sometimes for encrypted no-tracking links, but for selfhosted this looks really clean.

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@clee89@lemmy.world 2026-09-08 08:25

filtering + notes sounds boring until you’ve got a pile of old links and no idea what half of them were for. editable expiry is a nice touch too, i use cryptly.link/YHMr2qwLCtpH for quick encrypted links when i don’t wanna host anything, but for selfhosted this is exactly the kind of practical stuff i’d want.

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