Note: Shortlinks are specific to a container; they are not shared across multiple containers. If you have multiple containers, make sure you are in the container where you want your shortlink.
Navigate to Create New Shortlink
To view Create New Shortlink, navigate to the Report page by clicking Validate in the navigation bar.
Click on the Shortlinks card, as shown below.
Click the Create Shortlink button located at the top of the page, as shown below.
Creating a Shortlink
Within the Create New Shortlink page:
1. Enter a Destination URL (the website you would like this shortlink to go to). Make sure to include http://, https://, http://www., or https://www. at the beginning of the URL, otherwise you will get an Invalid URL message.
2. Select your Shortlink Domain from the dropdown. By default, all Alembic shortlinks begin with albc.us. To use a custom shortlink domain, see using a custom shortlink domain.
3. If you want to customize your shortlink code for easier use, click the checkbox next to Use Vanity Code and enter your customized text in the Custom Code field provided. If you do not designate a vanity code, random text will be auto-generated when you create your shortlink.
Note: Vanities can only be alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), must be 10 characters or less, and must NOT contain spaces, punctuation, or special characters. They are NOT case-sensitive. In contrast, all non-vanity codes ARE case-sensitive. This means "xyz123" is different from "XYZ123." Be sure to copy the auto-generated shortlinks exactly.
4. If you want the shortlink to expire, click the checkbox next to Expires, select an Expiration Date, and enter an optional Fallback URL where you’d like the shortlink to point to after it has expired.
5. Choose the Campaign you want to associate your shortlink with. As yet, this is a required field; use Default Campaign to bypass.
6. Add optional Tags (up to 25).
7. Click Create.
After you have created your shortlink, you will see it listed in the Active tab on the Links page.
Using a Custom Shortlink Domain
Alembic supports the use of custom shortlink domains in addition to the default albc.us domain.
If you want to use a domain you have already registered, you will need to update the DNS for that domain before we can add it to your account. Updating the DNS should be done by someone within your organization who is familiar with DNS.
1. Add the following to your domain provider's DNS settings.
- If you are using a top-level domain, like yourdomain.com, add these records:
|
RECORD TYPE |
HOSTNAME |
VALUE |
|---|---|---|
|
A |
@ |
3.219.225.122 |
|
A |
@ |
3.212.116.156 |
- If you are using a subdomain (and not a top-level domain), like links.yourdomain.com, set a CNAME record instead, where "cname" in the Value column below is your desired subdomain (e.g., "links").
|
RECORD TYPE |
HOSTNAME |
VALUE |
|---|---|---|
|
CNAME |
@ |
cname.albc.us |
We recommend a reasonable TTL on these records: 900+ seconds on the CNAME records, 300 seconds on the A records. Because we’re using Amazon's Application Load Balancer, it is possible that the A records could change.
Note: If your domain is hosted on Amazon’s Route 53, an ANAME or ALIAS record can be used on the top-level domain instead, pointing to cname.albc.us for safety. See AWS's Developer Guide for more details.
2. Make sure that there are no other A records or aliases on the domain.
3. Contact Alembic Support (support@alembic.com) to add your custom domain to the platform.
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