A few months ago, I posted on DEV how I setup GitHub Actions to deploy a short URL application to Vercel.

However it requires some complex setup such as token and project secrets management.

Now, I would like to introduce a new version of vercel-shorturl. In this version, you just clone the template repository, edit redirects.yml and deploy to Vercel.

Or click the below button to deploy to Vercel immediately!

With this new version, you can edit your configuration through GitHub web interface and let Vercel GitHub Integration deploy it immediately.

Currently, it is still a beta version and I would like to hear your feedback! You can reach me on Twitter.

Demo

Demo is deployed with the example redirects.yml.

Here is some route you can try:

• /me
• /google/path-parameters
• /google?action=search&q=some-query
• /dev?u=thewdhanat

See more supported routing features in the example redirects.yml.

Features

Custom page

You can override home page and 404 page by placing index.html and 404.html in project root.

Analytics

vercel-shorturl can automatically send an event to Amplitude, just set Amplitude environment variable to your HTTP API key.

Why Vercel?

Because it's easy and free!

Why short URL?

Because it's easy to share and remember. You can set it to your own domain to improve your brand.