On: Google shifts goo.gl policy: Inactive links deactivated, active links preserved

[purplecats]

could host your own

[rs186 → purplecats]

If you make it read-only, maybe. If anyone can generate a link, wait for your hosting provider to shout at you and ask why there is so much spam/illegal content with your domain. The you realize you can't actually manage a service like this.

[cestith → rs186]

I used to work for a company that ran our own. It required authentication to add a new URL, and only employees had that.

[Symbiote → purplecats]

I set one up at work using https://shlink.io/

As we already have a PostgreSQL database server, thecost of running this is extremely low, and we aren't concerned about GDPR (etc) issues with using a third-party site.

[Imustaskforhelp → purplecats]

dub.sh comes to my mind

[VWWHFSfQ → purplecats]

I use pinboard.in. Also pay the $20/yr for archiving if the links rot

https://pinboard.in/

[duskwuff → VWWHFSfQ]

Pinboard isn't a URL shortener.