OSS - cortito

This new version of cortito includes the following fixes and enhancements:

• Full HTML5 and CSS3 support, including validated code.
• New links "terms of service" and "privacy", which load separate HTML files on demand (thanks to jQuery) and which can be customized as required.
• Check for some spambots that might be using your cortito without authorization.
• Some minor visual enhancements.

We haven't provided updates to cortito for a while! This does not mean that the project has not been updated. Quite the opposite! Here's a list of the new features available in the current version of the project:

• The application features a great new design provided by Zerofee.
• You can configure cortito to show your company name in the title of the browser window.
• You can configure external URL shorteners, to avoid shortening URLs already shortened.
• The final shortened URL can be shared with different Twitter clients for Mac, iPhone and iPad: Echofon, Twittelator, Twitterrific, etc. It can also be copied to the clipboard!
• Support for https and ftp URLs.
• Support for generating URLs of random length (maximum 6 characters)
• A complete suite of tests guarantee the functions of the application.

There are many other things provided with the application, so feel free to check it out!

The first release of cortito is ready! Follow these instructions to install it in your own server:

1. git clone git://github.com/akosma/cortito.git
2. cd cortito
3. cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml
4. (Edit the "production" section of config/database.yml with the parameters of your own database)
5. rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=”production”
6. touch tmp/restart.txt (if you are using Phusion Passenger)

Enjoy!

Cortito is the name of the first official project by akosma software. It's the URL shortener that will be used in http://akos.ma which is also offered as an open source project.

Please stay tuned and watch for updates in this space!