Jinx

About Jinx

a link shortener you host free on GitHub Pages

In the maker’s words

Jinx is just links, a small static website on GitHub to share short links to your stuff. Add your links to one file, turn on GitHub Pages, and point your own domain at it. I built it because the options all seemed wrong for a small team: paid shorteners charge monthly for what's essentially a lookup table; free self-hosted ones (YOURLS, Shlink, etc.) still need a server and a database to maintain; and free tiers of hosted services like bitly or tinyurl cap your links or paywall basic features. It’s working well for my team at work. What it does: • Short links on your own domain (yourname.com/thing) that redirect instantly. • A searchable page listing all your links. Typos are redirected to the search page. • QR codes for each link, generated in js in the browser, no external API calls. • Click counts via GoatCounter (free, privacy-preserving, no cookies) • Nested paths if you want them (…

Where people found it

• Hacker NewsShow HN: Jinx – a link shortener you host free on GitHub Pages9 points4 comments16 days ago