This repository holds the source code for all the links that I need a redirect too. So if there is ever a link that needs to be spread around multiple websites, this is where I will put them.

Warning

Every page added to this, shouldn't be removed for backwards compatibility.

redirects.tygo.van.den.hurk.dev

This site is to prevent my links from being non-DRY. Now, if I want a link to my personal GitHub, all I need to do is add the link: https://redirects.tygo.van.den.hurk.dev/github/personal and now if that link is broken for example, only this link will need to be changed. I've already had to use this once. But since I know that I always use this repository I know that all the links I've ever used are still functional as they point to here.

How easy is it to set something like this up yourself?

Really easy. If you have git, and docker installed, then you can clone and compose in as little as 5 minutes. It could be a really useful thing to have.

How to create this yourself

First install the dependencies:

How to install the dependencies on Windows

Install a package manager called Chocolatey. See their install guide for more information, and make sure that the information is up-to-date.

Run the following command AS ADMINISTRATOR:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Then install git and docker, still logged in as administrator:

choco install git docker-cli docker-compose docker-desktop -y

How to install the dependencies on linux

Use your package manager to install the package:

sudo apt install git docker-cli docker-compose docker-desktop -y

then, we must copy the repository:

git clone https://github.com/St-H123/redirects.tygo.van.den.hurk.dev.git

Then rename the repository as you'd like. I name them their actual URL. So for you, that could be something like redirects.your.domain.tld. To do that, we use the following command on linux:

mv ./redirects.tygo.van.den.hurk.dev/ ./redirects.your.domain.tld/

and the following command on windows:

Rename-Item .\redirects.tygo.van.den.hurk.dev .\redirects.your.domain.tld

then we go into that folder and delete the .git folder

cd redirects.your.domain.tld/
rm .git -Rf

then we make a new .git folder, and commit, and push it to the remote.

git init
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"
git remote add upstream <your_repository_URL>
git push origin main

now that we've done the version control part, we must spin up the docker file:

docker compose up -d

and boom, you're done! Your docker container should be running. You will need to set up either a proxy-manger, or alter the docker compose file for it to be access able.