golink - git powered go-links

Host your own "go-links" via git and github pages
pip install golink

What: golink is a command line tool that maps custom shortlinks to URLs via Git and GitHub Pages. This free software is licensed under GPLv3 and is a fork of gitlink.

How: golink works by storing state on GitHub and rendering structured redirects on GitHub pages. Add, remove, and visualize link mappings through the command line!

Commands

$ golink set zoom https://mit.zoom.us/j/95091088705
  => Success: Set key "zoom" → "https://mit.zoom.us/j/95091088705".

$ golink hide zoom
  => Success: Removed key "zoom".

$ golink show
=> Checking for changes from remote...
== golink (Remote: git@github.com:lengstrom/goto.git) ==
calendly                 →   https://calendly.com/loganengstrom
classes/18.102           →   http://math.mit.edu/~rbm/18-102-S17/
classes/6.005            →   http://web.mit.edu/6.031/www/fa18/general/
ffcv_slack               →   https://ffcv-workspace.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-11olgvyfl-dfFerPxlm6WtmlgdMuw_2A#/shared-invite/email
papers/bugsnotfeatures   →   https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.02175
zombocom                 →   https://www.zombo.com
zoom                     →   https://mit.zoom.us/j/95091088705c

Setup

Configure golink in two steps!

Set-up GitHub Repository

First, visit https://github.com/new and choose a short, memorable name like go for your golink repository.

Now, check the box "Add a README file" (the repository can't be empty).

Make the repository, then go your repository's GitHub pages settings: https://github.com/<USERNAME>/go/settings/pages and enable GitHub pages for the master/main branch:

Install golink

pip

pip install golink

pipx

git clone https://github.com/Mehvix/golink.git
cd golink
pipx install .

Initialize golink

golink init <remote_url>

Your <remote_url> can be found here:

After this step, you should be able to make go-links to your heart's content.

todos

• Dark theme (OneDark?)
• Migration CLI function
• Faster forwarding?
• Proper arg parsing
• Mobile support
• Silly header
• Forward link metadata