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by nemz44 1497 days ago
I created a link shortening service that works in exactly this way, it's called pxl.to. Based on Amazon CloudFront's global edge network of 310+ Points of Presence in 47 countries. What this means for the user:

- Instant links with low latency no matter where your visitors are in the world

- Robust and reliable links that will never go down, ever

- Protection against network and application layer attacks

- Unlimited tracked clicks (no cap on clicks/month)

The service allows the creation of links using a hierarchical naming structure, as mentioned in these comments like example.com/folder/test. It also auto-generates an SSL cert for every custom domain added, for HTTPS-secure links.

I'd love any feedback! The service is largely free and can be found at https://www.pxl.to