bit
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github.com/sjdonado/bit
Fast, lightweight, self-hosted URL shortener service with minimal click tracking
105 stars
0 dependents
License: MIT
Nothing has been indexed for 1.6.1 yet. The tag is recorded, its shard.yml has not been read, so the manifest and dependency list below are empty because they are unknown rather than because they are absent.
Installation
# Add this to your shard.yml
dependencies:
bit:
github: sjdonado/bit
version: ~> 1.6.1Then run:
shards installshard.yml
No shard.yml has been indexed for 1.6.1. You can read it on the repository.
Dependencies
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README
This README is the one indexed from the repository at its latest ref, not from the tag for this version.
[](https://hub.docker.com/r/sjdonado/bit)
[](https://hub.docker.com/r/sjdonado/bit)
## Features
- Minimal tracking setup: Country, browser, OS, referer. No cookies or persistent tracking mechanisms are used beyond what's available from a basic client's request.
- Includes `X-Forwarded-For` header.
- Multiple users are supported via API key authentication. Create, list and delete keys via the [CLI](docs/SETUP.md#cli).
- Easy to extend, Ruby on Rails inspired setup.
- Auto update UA regexes and GeoLite2 database.
## Why bit?
**Fast:** **11k req/sec**, latency 11ms, 40MiB avg memory usage (100k requests using 125 connections, [benchmark](docs/SETUP.md#benchmark)).
**Lightweight:** Minimal dependencies, image size under 20 MiB, memory usage under 60 MiB at peak.
**Self-hosted:** [Dokku](docs/SETUP.md#dokku), [Docker Compose](docs/SETUP.md#docker-compose).
**Production ready:** Feature-complete by design, simple and reliable without unnecessary bloat. Bug fixes will continue, but new features aren't planned.
## Run It Anywhere
All images available on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/sjdonado/bit/tags).
### Docker
```bash
docker run \
--name bit \
-p 4000:4000 \
-e ENV="production" \
-e DATABASE_URL="sqlite3://./sqlite/data.db" \
-e APP_URL="http://localhost:4000" \
-e ADMIN_NAME="Admin" \
-e ADMIN_API_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32) \
sjdonado/bit
# Create a new user
# docker exec -it bit cli --create-user=Admin
```
### Docker Compose
```bash
docker-compose up
# Optional: Generate an api key
# docker-compose exec -it app cli --create-user=Admin
```
### Dokku
- Dockerfile
```dockerfile
FROM sjdonado/bit
```
- Over ssh
```bash
dokku apps:create bit
dokku domains:set bit bit.yourdomain.com
dokku letsencrypt:enable bit
dokku storage:ensure-directory bit-sqlite
dokku storage:mount bit /var/lib/dokku/data/storage/bit-sqlite:/usr/src/app/sqlite/
dokku config:set bit DATABASE_URL="sqlite3://./sqlite/data.db" APP_URL=https://bit.yourdomain.com ADMIN_NAME=Admin ADMIN_API_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
dokku ports:add bit http:80:4000
dokku ports:add bit https:443:4000
# Create a new user
# dokku run bit cli --create-user=Admin
```
### Dokku (subnetwork)
Recommended for lower latency communication (no host network traversal)
```bash
dokku network:create bit-net
dokku network:set bit attach-post-create bit-net
dokku network:set myapp attach-post-create bit-net
```
## Documentation
- [API Reference](https://sjdonado.github.io/bit/)
- [Local Development](docs/SETUP.md)
## Contributing
Found an issue or have a suggestion? Please follow our [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
Documentation
Built from the current release. The first visit to a release nobody has asked for starts its build.
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- Version
1.6.1- Tagged
- Aug 9, 2026
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Repository
github.com/sjdonado/bit
Metadata
- Created
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Synced
- Aug 12, 2026
- Versions
- 13