rs-short

Lightweight link shortener written in Rust, with features such as caching, spambot protection and phishing detection.

Maintained Last commit · 1 release in the past year

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At a glance

git.42l.fr stars
5
Forks
9
Open issues
6
Last commit
2026-06-03
Latest release
3.3.1
2026-02-18
Commits (12 mo)
–
Releases (12 mo)
1
License
MPL-2.0
Language / platform
Rust

Maintenance health: Maintained

Last commit within the past 12 months. Last commit · 1 release in the past year.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the git.42l.fr API.

Run rs-short yourself

  • RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr512 MB$3.5Deploy →
DigitalOcean512 MB$4Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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