clink
A super-minimal link shortening service written in pure C, focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and clink is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | C |
Is clink actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. clink is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at git.crueter.xyz — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What clink actually does
Clink is a compact link shortening service implemented in pure C. It prioritises a tiny binary footprint and straightforward configuration for basic URL redirection tasks.
Best fit: Minimalist server administrators seeking an extremely lightweight URL redirection tool with negligible resource consumption.
Worth knowing: The project lacks tagged releases and has no public activity or community metrics, suggesting potential abandonment or a lack of long-term support.
Deployment notes
As a standalone C binary, it will typically need a reverse proxy like Nginx for TLS termination and persistence for storing mapping data.
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