May 1 · 4 min read · URL shorteners look simple on the surface: map a short code to a long URL and redirect. At scale, the problem becomes very different. Millions of redirects, hot links going viral, and strict latency r
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Apr 24 · 4 min read · Well, that got out of control. I ended up building more of a landing page than a blog (perhaps what LinkedIn could be? Or a really powerful LinkTree-like site). My initial goal was to create a simple showcase of my work and achievements, but as I del...
Join discussionApr 5 · 24 min read · TLDR: Short shareable IDs need Base62 (URL shorteners). Database primary keys at scale need time-ordered IDs (Snowflake, UUID v7). Security tokens need random IDs (UUID v4, NanoID). Picking the wrong strategy either causes B-tree fragmentation at 50M...
Join discussionMar 13 · 17 min read · TLDR: A URL shortener is a read-heavy system (100:1 ratio) that maps long URLs to short, unique aliases. The core scaling challenge is generating unique IDs without database contention—solved using a Range-Based ID Generator or a Distributed Counter ...
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Mar 9 · 21 min read · TLDR TLDR: A URL Shortener maps long URLs to short IDs. The core challenge is generating a globally unique, short, collision-free ID at scale. We use Base62 encoding on auto-incrementing database IDs for deterministic, collision-free short codes. ...
Join discussionFeb 28 · 8 min read · A URL shortener for affiliate marketing does more than compress links. It tracks every click, reveals which campaigns convert, and gives you the data to scale your income. Without proper tracking, you
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Feb 28 · 11 min read · Branded domains transform generic short links into professional brand assets. This guide shows you everything you need to know about using branded domains in SimpleURL. What Are Branded Domains? Br
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