Share links that vanish on your terms.
SelfDestruct is a privacy-first URL shortener where every link comes with a kill switch. Set a one-time view rule, a countdown timer, or a max-view cap — the moment the condition is met, the link self-destructs and is gone forever. A real-time surveillance dashboard lets you watch every click as it happens, with full IP geolocation plotted on a per-link world map. Built for people who care about what happens after they hit send.
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| Link builder with destruct rule configuration | Real-time surveillance dashboard |
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| Per-link IP geolocation world map | Click analytics, referrer breakdown, and device stats |
- Self-destruct rules — kill a link after one view, after a set time window, or once it hits a view cap; no manual cleanup required
- Real-time surveillance dashboard — live feed of every access event the moment it happens, no polling
- IP geolocation world map — every visit pinned on a per-link globe so you see exactly where your traffic is coming from
- Instant open notifications — get alerted the moment someone opens your link, before they even finish loading the page
- Analytics — click counts, referrer breakdown, and device stats per link, all in one place
- Security panel — flag suspicious activity, inspect raw access logs, and audit link health at a glance
| Layer | Technology |
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| Framework | Next.js 15 (App Router) |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 |
| Database & Realtime | Supabase (Postgres + Realtime subscriptions) |
| Animations | Framer Motion |
| Hosting | Vercel |
- You create a link and attach a destruct rule — one view, a time limit, or a max-view cap.
- Every visit is logged: timestamp, IP, device, referrer, and geolocation resolved server-side.
- On each access, the rule is evaluated. If the condition is met, the link is atomically invalidated and returns a 404 from that point forward.
- The dashboard streams access events over a Supabase Realtime channel so you watch it happen live.
Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, pnpm
git clone https://github.com/your-username/selfdestruct.git
cd selfdestruct
pnpm installCreate a .env.local file in the project root and populate it with your own values:
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=Start the dev server:
pnpm devOpen http://localhost:3000.
You will need a Supabase project with the appropriate tables for links and access logs. Schema details can be inferred from the
/libdirectory.
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