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Leverage the power of Elestio's managed service to deploy Shlink effortlessly on our platform. Our managed service ensures your focus remains on creating and managing your short URLs, while we handle the infrastructure, maintenance, and uptime.

Installation

Get the latest version of Shlink up and running in minutes, with Elestio's managed service. Choose your preferred cloud provider, region, and resources, and we'll take care of the rest.

Shlink installation on Elestio

Follow our installation guide to get started.

Service overview

Credentials

Credentials access of Shlink on Elestio

We generate a random password for your Shlink instance. You can change it at any time from the administration dashboard.

Software management

Software management of Shlink on Elestio

View software information, change software version, update environment variables, and edit the docker compose stack.

Service plan

Change service plan of Shlink on Elestio

Upgrade or downgrade in place your Shlink instance. You can resize your service to get more CPU/RAM instantly.

Networking

Networking configuration of Shlink instance on Elestio

Find your ipv4, ipv6, global private IP addresses, and CNAME. You can also add custom domains to your Shlink instance.

Storage

Creating a new storage volume for Shlink on Elestio

View the storage usage of your Shlink instance and expand it with network volumes.

Monitoring

With our monitoring tools, you can keep an eye on your Shlink instance and get notified if something goes wrong.

Metrics

Shlink instance metrics on Elestio dashboard

Get real-time metrics about your Shlink instance. CPU, memory, disk usage, network, and more.

Logs

Shlink instance logs

Get access to real-time logs of the instance or Shlink from your dashboard on Elestio. No need to SSH into your instance to debug an issue.

Audit trail

Audit trail of Shlink on Elestio

Get a detailed audit trail of all the actions performed on your Shlink instance. From a simple configuration change to a full instance rebuild, you can see who did what and when. Very useful to debug an issue or to keep track of your team's activity.

Alerts

Setting up alerts on Shlink

Setup alert thresholds to get notified before an issue occurs. You can determine the threshold and number of occurrences for each metric and get notified by email.

Tools

We provide a set of tools to help you manage your Shlink instance. All of them are available on your Shlink dashboard on Elestio.

List of tools available on an Elestio instance

Terminal access

Your Shlink instance is hosted on a dedicated virtual machine. You can access it via SSH to perform any operation you want. From installing a plugin to modifying the configuration file, you have full control over your instance.

While it gives you a lot of flexibility, it is fully optional.

File explorer

Browse your Shlink instance's files and folders directly from your browser. Take advantage of the available space of your virtual machine to store, browse, and share files.

VS Code

Edit your Shlink instance's files directly from your browser with VS Code. Removing the need to sync your files locally, you can be sure to always have the latest version of your files when you need them.

Configuration

We create, configure, and manage your Shlink instance for you but it doesn't mean you can't customize it.

Advanced configuration of Shlink on Elestio

Your instance running Shlink is fully configurable on Elestio's dashboard. From adjusting the resources to changing the configuration file, you have full control over it.

Security

TLS encryption

We automatically generate and renew TLS certificates for your domain. It guarantees that your data is encrypted in transit and that your data and your users are safe. It also helps you rank higher in search engines.

Domain configuration and TLS encryption for Shlink on Elestio

To learn how to add custom domains to your Shlink instance, check out our documentation.

Firewall

Firewall configuration for Shlink on Elestio

We automatically configure a firewall on your instance to protect it from unauthorized access. You can also configure it to your needs from the administration dashboard.

Nginx configuration

For advanced use cases, you can configure Nginx to your needs. You can add custom headers, rewrite rules, and more.

Rate limiter and output caching

Rate limiter and output caching configuration for Shlink on Elestio

We automatically configure a rate limiter and output caching on your instance to protect it from DDoS attacks and improve its performance. Ensure your Shlink instance is always available and fast.

Automated Shlink updates and backups

Updates settings for Shlink and OS with Elestio

Software updates

We automatically update your Shlink instance to the latest version. You don't have to worry about security updates or new features, we take care of it for you.

Decide the best time for your instance to be updated from the administration dashboard.

This setting is optional, and you can disable it at any time if you want to update your instance manually or stick to a specific version of Shlink.

Automated system updates

We automatically update your virtual machine's operating system to the latest version. You don't have to worry about security and optimization updates. Adjust the update schedule to your needs from the administration dashboard.

Automated backups

We provide multiple backup options for your Shlink instance.

List of available backup solutions for Shlink with Elestio

Manual local backups: Create a backup of your instance at any time from the administration dashboard. You can download it to your computer or keep it on your virtual machine. Read more...

Automated snapshots: We automatically create a snapshot of your instance every day. You can restore it at any time from the administration dashboard. Read more...

Automated remote backups (Borg): We automatically create a backup of your data every day and store it on a remote server in the same region as your instance. You can restore it at any time from the administration dashboard. Read more...

Automated external backups (S3): We automatically create a backup of your data every day and store it on an external S3 compatible storage provider (AWS S3, Minio, Cloudflare R2). You can restore it at any time from the administration dashboard. Read more...

Migrations

If you have an existing Shlink instance, you can simply migrate them to your new Elestio instance. We provide a set of tools and documentation to help you migrate your data. Check out our migration documentation to see how to migrate your data.

Migrations work both ways. If you want to migrate your Elestio Shlink instance to another provider, you can do it too. With our backup tools, you can easily migrate all your data in a few clicks. No lock-in, no hassle.

Load balancer

If you have a lot of traffic on your Shlink instance, you can enable the load balancer to distribute the load between multiple instances. It will help you scale your application and improve its performance.

Load balance creation on Elestio

Learn how to create a load balancer and add your Shlink to it by reading our load balancer documentation

Support

We are here to help you have the best experience with Shlink. We offer multiple support options to help you with any issue you may encounter.

Elestio support center and documentation

Documentation

We provide a set of guides and documentation to help you get started with Shlink and Elestio. You can find them on our documentation website.

Community

We have a community of users and developers on Discord. You can join it to ask questions, get help, and discuss with other users. Join our Discord server.

Support tickets

If you have any issue with your instance, you can open a support ticket from the administration dashboard. Our team will help you solve your issue as soon as possible.

Mail and screensharing

You can also contact us by mail at [email protected] if you have any question regarding our services, pricing, or anything else.