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Elias Oliveira
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Try crash my app! I built a Link Shortener on the Edge. Can you help me crash it? (Live Dashboard)

Hey devs! πŸ‘‹

I've been working on LShort, a link shortener designed with two main goals: extreme speed and URL hygiene.

Most shorteners either add unnecessary latency or blindly strip all parameters (breaking the destination site) or keep everything (keeping the tracking garbage).

⚑ The Concept: Logic on the Edge

I moved the redirection logic entirely to the Edge. This means:

  1. Low Latency: The redirect happens as close to the user as possible, minimizing TTFB (Time to First Byte).
  2. Smart Cleaning: It removes visual pollution (like excessive tracking params) but intelligently preserves the functional parameters that the destination app actually needs to work.

πŸ§ͺ The Stress Test (Help needed!)

To validate the architecture, I'm running a public Stress Test right now.

I built a "War Room" dashboard to visualize requests in real-time on a 3D globe, tracking latency and RPS (Requests Per Second) globally.

I need your help to generate traffic.

πŸ‘‰ Check the Live Dashboard / Test the Tool: https://lshort.sh/ITlPomy

πŸ› οΈ What to look for?

  • Speed: Does the redirect feel instant from your location?
  • The Dashboard: Watch your hit appear on the globe in real-time.

I'm eager to see how the infrastructure handles a spike in traffic. If it breaks, I learn. If it survives, I celebrate.

Let me know your feedback (or if you found any bugs) in the comments below!

Happy coding! πŸš€

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