Stop Googling AWS/GCP Console URLs – Use Go-Links Instead

Sangjun Son — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:52:03 +0000

The Problem

If you work with AWS or GCP, you probably do this 10+ times a day:

Open a new tab
Type "aws s3 console" or "gcp bigquery"
Click through Google results
Finally land on the right page

Or maybe you have a bookmarks folder with 50+ URLs that's impossible to navigate.

I got tired of this. So I built something simple.

The Solution: Go-Links

Go-links (also called short-links) are memorable URLs that redirect to longer ones. Companies like Google and LinkedIn use them internally (go/hr, go/wiki, etc.).

I made public go-links for AWS and GCP that anyone can use:

AWS Shortcuts → `aws.glnk.dev`

Shortcut	Destination
`aws.glnk.dev/ec2`	EC2 Instances
`aws.glnk.dev/s3`	S3 Buckets
`aws.glnk.dev/lambda`	Lambda Functions
`aws.glnk.dev/iam`	IAM Dashboard
`aws.glnk.dev/rds`	RDS Databases
`aws.glnk.dev/eks`	EKS Clusters
`aws.glnk.dev/cloudwatch`	CloudWatch
`aws.glnk.dev/secrets`	Secrets Manager

With region support:

aws.glnk.dev/ec2/us-west-2    → EC2 in us-west-2
aws.glnk.dev/lambda/eu-west-1 → Lambda in eu-west-1

GCP Shortcuts → `gcp.glnk.dev`

Shortcut	Destination
`gcp.glnk.dev/gke`	GKE Clusters
`gcp.glnk.dev/gcs`	Cloud Storage
`gcp.glnk.dev/bq`	BigQuery
`gcp.glnk.dev/gce`	Compute Engine
`gcp.glnk.dev/log`	Cloud Logging
`gcp.glnk.dev/iam`	IAM
`gcp.glnk.dev/gcf`	Cloud Functions
`gcp.glnk.dev/sql`	Cloud SQL

With project support:

gcp.glnk.dev/bq/my-project  → BigQuery for specific project
gcp.glnk.dev/gke/my-project → GKE for specific project

Pro Tip: Browser Address Bar

Instead of bookmarking, just type these directly in your browser's address bar. Most browsers will autocomplete after you've used them once.

Want Your Own Subdomain?

Here's where it gets interesting. You can get your own yourname.glnk.dev subdomain for free and create custom shortcuts:

# Example: lucetre.glnk.dev
/github: https://github.com/lucetre
/blog: https://lucetre.github.io
/cal: https://calendly.com/lucetre
/linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/lucetre

Or create project-specific shortcuts:

# Example: yourteam.glnk.dev
/prod-logs: https://console.cloud.google.com/logs?project=prod-123
/staging-db: https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds?region=us-west-2
/jira: https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
/wiki: https://notion.so/yourcompany

How It Works

Sign up with GitHub at glnk.dev
Choose your subdomain (yourname.glnk.dev)
Add your shortcuts via the web UI or YAML file
Done – your links are live instantly

The whole thing is open source: github.com/glnk-dev

Why I Built This

At my previous company, we had internal go-links and they were incredibly useful. When I left, I missed them. Existing solutions were either:

Too expensive for personal use
Required self-hosting
Didn't support custom subdomains

So I built glnk.dev to be free, simple, and give everyone their own memorable subdomain.

Try it out:

aws.glnk.dev/s3
gcp.glnk.dev/gke

Let me know what shortcuts you'd find useful! 🚀

DEV Community: Sangjun Son