Shlink
Shlink is an open-source, self-hosted app in the URL Shorteners category, licensed MIT and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Bitly and ships a Docker image. It has 5,371 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,371
- Forks
- 438
- Open issues
- 21
- Commits, last 12 months
- 298
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- v5.1.8Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- Apr 8, 2016
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 298 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 298 |
| Latest release | v5.1.8 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 160 |
| Open issues | 21 |
| Open pull requests | 3 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 8, 2016 |
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About Shlink
URL shortener with REST API and command line interface. Includes official progressive web application and docker images.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/shlinkio/shlink.
Topics
- php
- url-shortener
- rest-api
- mezzio
- laminas
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Is Shlink free and open source?
Yes. Shlink 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 Shlink with Docker?
Yes. Shlink 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 Shlink?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Shlink include Dub, YOURLS and Kutt. Shlink itself is a self-hosted alternative to Bitly.
Is Shlink actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Shlink was on Oct 24, 2026 with 298 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v5.1.8, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 21 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.