Simple-URL-Shortener
Simple-URL-Shortener 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. It has 60 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Aug 28, 2025 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 60
- Forks
- 16
- Open issues
- 2
- Commits, last 12 months
- 0
- Last commit
- Aug 28, 2025
- Latest release
- v1.3May 9, 2015
- Created
- Apr 18, 2015
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
QuietQuiet: no commits since Aug 2025. It may be finished, or it may be abandoned.
| Last commit | Aug 28, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.3 (May 9, 2015) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 1 |
| Open issues | 2 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Apr 18, 2015 |
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About Simple-URL-Shortener
KISS URL shortener, public or private (with account). Minimalist and lightweight. No dependencies.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/azlux/Simple-URL-Shortener.
Topics
- php
- url-shortner
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Is Simple-URL-Shortener free and open source?
Yes. Simple-URL-Shortener 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 Simple-URL-Shortener with Docker?
Simple-URL-Shortener does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Simple-URL-Shortener?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Simple-URL-Shortener include Dub, YOURLS and Kutt. Simple-URL-Shortener itself is a self-hosted alternative to Bitly.
Is Simple-URL-Shortener actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Simple-URL-Shortener was on Aug 28, 2025. The latest release is v1.3, published May 9, 2015. It had 2 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Quiet" as of Oct 26, 2026.