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Why shouldn't it be sustainable? Seems like the sort of service where a freemium AGPL open source model might work quite well.

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Hosting costs money regardless of whether the underlying codebase is open source, but why would anyone pay for a URL shortener? Maybe those things had a use a decade ago but I don't see a use for them nowadays and definitely not enough to pay for one.

"but why would anyone pay for a URL shortener?"

If you are sending automated sms, to around phone carrier blocking people use bit.ly etc. A new domain would take a lot of testing.

Agreed – the plan is to keep this running as long as possible, and the freemium AGPL model is a great way to get there in a sustainable pace! :)

Sorry for the pessimistic quip.

I love that it's open source, the site design is beautiful, and the service looks well made. Good luck!

Appreciate the kind words! :)

Best of luck!

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