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Chhoto URL

Fast, lightweight and FOSS URL shortener in Rust

URL Shorteners ★ 987 stars Easy setup MIT

Chhoto URL is a simple, fast, and lightweight self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust, forked from Simply Shorten. It uses minimal resources and offers an optional public mode.

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Key features

  • Tiny Rust binary
  • SQLite storage
  • Optional public mode
  • Simple REST API

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Rust

Is Chhoto URL secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Chhoto URL's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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SelfHostIndex: 82 · excellent

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