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Shortlinks: link.g0v.network

This code repository contains a list of helpful shortlinks for finding public resources.

The shortlinks are automatically updated on each change to this repository

screencast of shortlinks in action

Why?

Maintaining a shortlink service with other people allows:

  1. Building a common language of keywords, helpful for voice communication and finding the digital resources themselves,
  2. Updating shortlink keywords allows resources to be migrated without requiring everyone to be notified.
Workflow Status
⚙️ update-shortlinks 📜 Shortlink Badge

DNS records for this shortlink service are managed in a collectively-run code repository, link.g0v.network/domains. You can view the specific config file for this subdomain at: link.g0v.network/dns

Technologies Used

  • Python. A programming langauge common in scripting.
  • spreadsheet2shortlinks. Command-line tool for updating Rebrandly shortlinks from a spreadsheet.
  • GitHub Actions. A script-running service that runs scheduled tasks for us in the cloud. (Incoming)
  • Rebrandly. Hosted service for managing short, descriptive links with a custom domain. (free tier: 200 links)

Prior Art