Open-source

Dub Is a Self-hosted Free URL Shortener and Bitly Alternative

An open-source link management tool for modern marketing teams to create, share, and track short links.

Hazem Abbas

22 Apr 2023 — 1 min read

Photo by James Wheeler / Unsplash

Dub is an open-source link management tool that enables modern marketing teams to create, share, and track short links. With Dub, you can easily create custom short links that can be shared across multiple channels, including social media, email, and SMS. Dub's intuitive interface makes it easy to manage all of your links in one place, ensuring that your links are always up-to-date and easily accessible.

Dub is built using cutting-edge technology, including Vercel Edge Functions, Upstash Redis, and Planetscale MySQL, ensuring that your links are fast, reliable, and scalable. Vercel Edge Functions provides lightning-fast performance, while Upstash Redis ensures that your links are always available, even during periods of high traffic. Planetscale MySQL provides a scalable, reliable database that can handle even the largest link management projects.

Features

Simple user interface
Comes with built-in analytics
Supports custom domains
Built-in QR Code Generator
OG Image Proxy
Deploy in few mins to Vercel

Tech Stack

Next.js – Framework
Typescript – Language
Tailwind – CSS
Upstash – Redis
Tinybird – Analytics
Planetscale – Database
NextAuth.js – Auth
Vercel – Hosting
Stripe – payments
MySQL is used as the database for storing user data, project data, and link metadata.

License

Inspired by Plausible, Dub is open-source under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3) or any later version. You can find it here.

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Source code

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