Shortlinks¶

Dexter can shorten URLs in alert messages using various URL shortening services.

Configuration¶

{
  "general": {
    "shortlinkProvider": "hideuri",
    "shortlinkProviderURL": "",
    "shortlinkProviderKey": "",
    "shortlinkProviderDomain": ""
  }
}

Providers¶

hideuri (default)¶

Free, no-registration URL shortener:

{
  "general": {
    "shortlinkProvider": "hideuri"
  }
}

Shlink¶

Self-hosted URL shortener:

{
  "general": {
    "shortlinkProvider": "shlink",
    "shortlinkProviderURL": "https://your-shlink-instance.com",
    "shortlinkProviderKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
}

YOURLS¶

Self-hosted URL shortener:

{
  "general": {
    "shortlinkProvider": "yourls",
    "shortlinkProviderURL": "https://your-yourls-instance.com",
    "shortlinkProviderKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
}

Map Frontend Links¶

Dexter can generate direct links to map frontends for alert locations:

{
  "general": {
    "reactMapURL": "https://your-reactmap.com",
    "diademURL": "https://your-diadem.com",
    "rdmURL": "https://your-rdm.com",
    "rocketMadURL": "https://your-rocketmad.com"
  }
}

These are available in DTS templates as {{{reactMapUrl}}}, {{{diademUrl}}}, etc.