Configuration

The swiftlink-server uses a TOML configuration file. An example can be found at example/config.toml.

Value	Description	Default
code_size	Length of the generated short link code	6
port	Port for the web server to listen on	8080
database.username	Database username	postgres
database.password	Database password	password
database.host	Database host	localhost
database.port	Database port	5432
database.database	Database name	swiftlink_db
database.max_connections	Maximum database connections	5
base.bearer_token	Authentication token for DELETE operations	(None - required for DELETE)
base.rate_limit.enabled	Enable or disable rate limiting	true
base.rate_limit.max_requests	Maximum requests per time window	10
base.rate_limit.window_seconds	Time window for rate limiting in seconds	60
base.rate_limit.trust_proxy_headers	Trust X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers	false
base.rate_limit.max_tracked_clients	Maximum unique clients to track (prevents memory abuse)	10000