# tailscale/golink

A private shortlink service for tailnets

Repository: https://github.com/tailscale/golink
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/golink
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: golinks, tailscale, tsnet
Last push: 2026-08-20T15:55:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1476, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1926, forks 143 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.599098+00:00)

## What it is
golink is a private shortlink service that runs inside a Tailscale tailnet, letting teams create short memorable go/ links for internal sites. It is a small Go server built on tsnet that stores links in SQLite and can resolve links offline from backups.

## Use cases
- run a private go/ shortlink service for my team
- create short memorable internal links on a tailnet
- self-host a URL shortener accessible only to my company
- resolve internal go links offline from a backup
- replace a SaaS go link service with a private one

## When to choose
- your team already uses Tailscale and wants private internal shortlinks
- you want a simple, low-maintenance self-hosted link service with access control via tailnet ACLs
- you need offline resolution of links from backups

## When to avoid
- you need a public-facing URL shortener for external users
- your organization does not use Tailscale
- you need rich analytics or link management features beyond basic shortlinks

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, routing, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, networking
- platform: go, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: shortlink, tailscale, tsnet, go-links, url-shortener, internal-tools, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- tailscale/golink (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.599098+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:09:20.562382+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tailscale/golink (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.599098+00:00, sha fa45d3682ba7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.