slash

An open source, self-hosted platform for sharing and managing your most frequently used links. Easily create customizable, human-readable shortcuts to streamline your link management.

⭐ 3,150 stars on GitHub · 🍴 144 forks · 📜 License: agpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: TypeScript

What is slash?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Main components

• Create customizable s/ short links for any URL.
• Share short links public or only with your teammates.
• View analytics on link traffic and sources.
• Easy access to your shortcuts with browser extension.
• Share your shortcuts with Collection to anyone, on any browser.
• Open source self-hosted solution.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ bookmarks
• 🏷️ go
• 🏷️ link-sharing
• 🏷️ react
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ slash
• 🏷️ sqlite

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/yourselfhosted/slash.git
cd slash
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

⚡ Deploy fast on VSIS

Use the VSIS VPS Mini 1GB RAM / 1 vCPU / 15GB SSD (~70k/tháng) plan from VSIS.NET — high-speed VN-based VPS, 24/7 support, ideal for running slash smoothly.

🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: yourselfhosted/slash
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 05/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.