URLShortener is a European URL shortening and URL management solution from Germany. The base version is open source and designed for on-premises operation, so organizations stay in control of where the system is hosted and how it is operated.

The pages in this section explain the main product signals shown on the homepage. They describe the technical and operational choices behind URLShortener before linking to external references.

Open Source

The base version of URLShortener is open source, making the core functionality transparent and inspectable.

OnPrem only

URLShortener is currently designed for on-premises operation and customer-controlled hosting.

Java

URLShortener uses Java as a stable runtime platform for server-side operation.

Vaadin

URLShortener uses Vaadin for a browser-based operator interface built with server-side Java.

EclipseStore

URLShortener can use EclipseStore for persistent storage in self-hosted deployments.

EUPL-1.2

URLShortener uses the European Union Public Licence for the open-source part of the project.