unshort-url

Resolve shortened links to full URLs with a bookmarklet. Demo online: http://9p.org.ua/r.

Developed using Python and CherryPy web framework with Mako templates.

Also, it has a bookmarklet which replaces all short links on an active page, and it that can be dragged into you toolbar for later use.

This tiny project I developed back in Dec 2008 when some people got tinyulr.com blocked. It resolves any shortened URL into a full one on a server-side, so escaping any filtration or censorship.

Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Initialise virtualenv and enter it

3. Install required modules pip install -r require.txt Run bootstrap_venv.sh to initialise a virtual environment

4. Configure your local settings in unshort.py

5. Run locally python unshort.py and and browse to http://localhost:8080

6. Write a server config using example in .htaccess or read CherryPy Deployment Guide