bit
Released under MIT, bit provides fast, lightweight, resource-efficient, compiled URL shortener on self-hosted infrastructure.
Overview
Fast, lightweight, self-hosted URL shortener service with minimal click tracking
Key Features
Source: GitHub README
- Minimal tracking setup: Country, browser, OS, referer. No cookies or persistent tracking mechanisms are used beyond what’s available from a basic client’s request.
- Includes
X-Forwarded-Forheader. - Multiple users are supported via API key authentication. Create, list and delete keys via the CLI.
- Easy to extend, Ruby on Rails inspired setup.
- Auto update UA regexes and GeoLite2 database.
Getting Started
Source: GitHub README
docker run \
--name bit \
-p 4000:4000 \
-e ENV="production" \
-e DATABASE_URL="sqlite3://./sqlite/data.db" \
-e APP_URL="http://localhost:4000" \
-e ADMIN_NAME="Admin" \
-e ADMIN_API_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32) \
sjdonado/bit
## Normalized Features
*Source: tool-features-normalized.json*
api keys, docker, docker compose, rest api, sqlite.
<DeploymentOptions slug={frontmatter.slug} /> Features
Authentication & Access
- API Key Authentication
Integrations & APIs
- REST API
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