Shlink

Why this Configuration?

• True Data Sovereignty: 100% GDPR-compliant on-premises deployment. You own your configuration and data without vendor lock-in.
• Hardware Agnostic: Optimized and verified across low-power ARM64 SBCs (Raspberry Pi 5) and x86_64 hypervisors (Proxmox VE LXC & VM).
• Engine Freedom: Tested and supported under standard Docker Engine and unprivileged rootless Podman.
• Platform Verification: Tested on Proxmox LXC: docker (5.1.6, 2026-09-14), podman (5.1.6, 2026-09-14); Proxmox VM: docker (5.1.6, 2026-09-14), podman (5.1.6, 2026-09-14).

Quick Start (Standalone Docker Compose)

The snippet below is immediately ready to run in any standard Docker or Podman environment:

services:
  shlink:
    image: "shlinkio/shlink:latest"
    container_name: njorddeploy-shlink
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - "DEFAULT_DOMAIN=localhost:8089"
      - "IS_HTTPS_ENABLED=false"
      - "INITIAL_API_KEY=shlink_master_api_key_123"
      - "DB_DRIVER=sqlite"
    ports:
      - "8089:8080"
    volumes:
      - "./data/shlink/data:/etc/shlink/data"
    user: "0:0"
    networks:
      - njorddeploy_net

networks:
  njorddeploy_net:

Start the service directly via the command line: docker compose up -d

Configuration & Environment Variables

Key configuration parameters and defaults derived from the NjordDeploy component template:

Ecosystem & Enterprise Integration

• Reverse Proxy Ingress Ready: Pre-configured for Caddy, Traefik, or Nginx Proxy Manager with automatic Let's Encrypt TLS certificates.
• Zero-Trust Mesh VPN: Seamless integration with WireGuard or Tailscale/Headscale mesh networks for secure remote administration.
• Transactional State Backups: Ready for point-in-time database dumps and container-safe persistent volume freezing.