A simple short URL redirect service built on top of Google Sheets, and runs for cheap on Google Cloud Run serverless.
This is a simple web server that can redirect a pre-defined set of URLs in Google Sheets. All you need to do is define a Google Sheets like the following, and deploy a simple app just by clicking around.
shortcut | url |
---|---|
gh |
https://github.com/ahmetb |
yt |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ |
cv |
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c97PrqTFqiMpannv2/edit |
resume |
/cv |
Costs: This can be deployed to Google Cloud Run and run for free thanks to generous free tier (+Google Sheets is free with a Gmail account as well).
This redirector also supports path additions on top of base URLs, for example, with the sheet row:
shortcut | url |
---|---|
gcp |
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform |
The go.ahmet.dev/gcp/golang-samples
will be redirected to
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples
.
Create a new Google Sheet: https://sheets.new.
Add two columns, first column is the "shortcut", the second column is the "url" to redirect the user. (see example)
Save the ID of your Sheet from the URL (it’s a random string
that looks like 1SMeoyesCaGHRlYdGj9VyqD-qhXtab1jrcgHZ0irvNDs
).
Click to deploy to Cloud Run, and provide your spreadsheet ID while deploying:
Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/run, click on
sheets-url-shortener
service. Find the email address written in the
"Service Account" section.
Go to your Google Sheets, click "Share" and give this email address "Viewer" access on your sheet.
Go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/sheets.googleapis.com/overview and make sure the Google Sheets API is enabled.
(Optional) If you want to use a custom domain like go.ahmet.dev
, go to
https://console.cloud.google.com/run/domains and map the
sheets-url-shortener
to your custom domain!
This server can be configured with these following parameters:
Environment Variable | Description |
---|---|
SHEET_NAME |
(optional) If you have multiple sheets in a spreadsheet, specify the sheet name. |
CACHE_TTL |
(optional) how frequently the spreadsheet must be reloaded (default: 5s ) |
HOME_REDIRECT |
(optional) which url to redirect when root url (/ ) is visited |
LISTEN_ADDR |
(optional) which network address to listen on (default "" which means all interfaces) |
PORT |
(optional) http port to listen on (default 8080 ). |
This is not an official Google project. It's distributed as-is under Apache 2.0 License. See LICENSE.