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chhoto-url

A simple selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features.

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A simple selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features. Simplicity and speed are the main foci of this project. The docker image is ~6 MB (compressed), and it uses 5 MB of RAM under regular use. Setup: mkdir /mnt/user/appdata/chhoto-url touch /mnt/user/appdata/chhoto-url/urls.sqlite

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

69/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 7 days ago
Popular
60985 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 7 days ago

GitHub stars
985
Open issues
1
Last commit
2026-10-06
Latest release
7.8.3
License
MIT
Activity
rising

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (SinTan1729/chhoto-url)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

How should I set up the SQLite data file?

Create a directory such as /mnt/user/appdata/chhoto-url and add an empty urls.sqlite file inside it.

Does it include analytics or QR codes?

It includes link analytics, QR code support, and a simple dashboard to manage and track short URLs.

Is the web interface usable on mobile?

It provides a clean, mobile-friendly interface.

Answers sourced from dailyfoss.github.io, github.com, selfhost.directory

Community

Collected 13 days ago - public community threads