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Why shouldn't it be sustainable? Seems like the sort of service where a freemium AGPL open source model might work quite well.

• steventey 4y ago
  Agreed – the plan is to keep this running as long as possible, and the freemium AGPL model is a great way to get there in a sustainable pace! :)
  • lioeters 4y ago
    Sorry for the pessimistic quip. I love that it's open source, the site design is beautiful, and the service looks well made. Good luck!
    • steventey 4y ago
      Appreciate the kind words! :)
      • klelatti 4y ago
        Best of luck!
• Nextgrid 4y ago
  Hosting costs money regardless of whether the underlying codebase is open source, but why would anyone pay for a URL shortener? Maybe those things had a use a decade ago but I don't see a use for them nowadays and definitely not enough to pay for one.
  • ransom1538 4y ago
    "but why would anyone pay for a URL shortener?" If you are sending automated sms, to around phone carrier blocking people use bit.ly etc. A new domain would take a lot of testing.