# URL shorter #### About This is a URL shorter written in Python with Flask als Webhandler. The Webserver I used is Waitress and for the Database I used sqlite, because it's compact and works in this enviorement also with big databases (>2million entries) very quick. I started develloping this URL schorter, because google stopped their own and I can't find a very good one. Every shorter at the time on the market was boring or needed an account. For the first Version I used PHP, but the problem was, I packed everything in one very big file which was very hard to understand. At the time I wanted to use more than one domain I realized it is very hard to implement this, so I started searching for a better solution. The i found Flask, ehich is perfect, because you can split the Website code and the backend into multiple Files. So have fun to use this and contribute to it. #### Features * Custom Links (user can select the short link himself) * multiple domains * protected with recaptcha * automatic darkmode * account system based on google and github oauth (user can view and delete his links) * qr code generation after link is shorten * easy deployment * can run in offline enviorements, because no online files needed (behind a firewall) #### Why is this one better than other * no ADs * free to use * custom urls * easy user management * small and modern UI * posibility to use multiple domains * open source --> posibility to expand * very small and leightweight (at the moment the sourcecode is about 2mb) * can be used in offline enviorements, because no online files needed (behind a firewall) [](http://gitlab.jonasled.de/jonasled/url_shorter_docker/commits/master)  