nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener
Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2119
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 798
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1413 stars · 544 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A minimal URL shortener hosted entirely on GitHub Pages, using GitHub issues as its 'database' and a 404.html JavaScript redirect trick. It requires no servers or databases and is free to run on GitHub.
Use cases
- host a free URL shortener without a server
- shorten links using only GitHub Pages
- create clean short URLs like example.com/1 without a hash
- self-host a tinyurl/bitly alternative with zero maintenance
- manage short links by opening GitHub issues
When to choose
- you want a zero-cost, zero-maintenance URL shortener
- you already use GitHub and are fine managing links via issues
- your traffic is low and reliability requirements are modest
When to avoid
- you need guaranteed availability or low latency (it depends on the GitHub API)
- you need analytics, custom slugs, or link editing
- you need high-volume or production-grade link shortening
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
http-server developer-tools self-hosted web-development self-hosted developer-tools browser self-hosted url-shortener github-pages serverless static-site github-issues-as-database web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener · fetched 2026-08-28 · 021bd4a5208d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem