bit
bit is an open-source, self-hosted app in the URL Shorteners category, licensed MIT and written mainly in Crystal. It ships a Docker image. It has 108 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 5, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- URL Shorteners
- Crystal
- MIT
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 108
- Forks
- 8
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 47
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- 1.7.0Oct 5, 2026
- Created
- Jun 13, 2021
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 5, 2026, 47 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 47 |
| Latest release | 1.7.0 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 14 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 1 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Jun 13, 2021 |
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About bit
Fast, lightweight, resource-efficient, compiled URL shortener.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/sjdonado/bit.
Topics
- dockerfile
- kemal
- self-hosted
- sqlite3
- url-shortener
- crystal
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Is bit free and open source?
Yes. bit is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run bit with Docker?
Yes. bit provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to bit?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to bit include Dub, YOURLS and Kutt.
Is bit actively maintained?
The most recent commit to bit was on Oct 5, 2026 with 47 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 1.7.0, published Oct 5, 2026. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.