Rusty Links

A self-hosted bookmark manager built with Rust and Dioxus. Organize, search, and manage your links with automatic metadata extraction and GitHub integration.

Features | Quick Start | Documentation | Contributing

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Features

• JWT authentication with Argon2id password hashing and refresh tokens
• Link management with full CRUD operations
• Automatic metadata extraction - titles, descriptions, logos
• GitHub integration - stars, languages, licenses auto-detected
• Hierarchical categories (up to 3 levels)
• Tags, languages, and licenses for organization
• Full-text search with advanced filtering
• Scheduled updates to keep metadata fresh
• Responsive UI - works on mobile, tablet, and desktop
• Docker ready - one command deployment
• Two build modes - standalone (self-hosted) and SaaS (parent app auth)

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Quick Start

Using Docker Compose (Recommended)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://git.a8n.run/a8n-tools/rusty-links.git
   cd rusty-links
   

2. Configure environment

   cp .env.standalone .env
   # Edit .env and set a secure database password
   

3. Start services

   docker compose up -d
   

4. Access the application

   • Open http://localhost:3003
   • Create your account via the setup page
   • Start adding links!

From Source

See Building from Source below.

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Configuration

Build Modes

Rusty Links supports two build modes via the BUILD_MODE build argument:

• standalone (default) - Self-hosted with built-in JWT authentication
• saas - Authentication handled by a parent application's cookies

Environment variable templates are provided for each mode:

cp .env.standalone .env   # Standalone mode
cp .env.saas .env         # SaaS mode

Environment Variables

Core Settings

Variable	Description	Default
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string	Required
APP_PORT	Application port	8080
HOST_PORT	Docker host port mapping	3003
DB_USERNAME	PostgreSQL username (Docker Compose)	rustylinks
DB_PASSWORD	PostgreSQL password (Docker Compose)	changeme
DB_NAME	PostgreSQL database name (Docker Compose)	rustylinks
RUST_LOG	Log level (trace, debug, info, warn, error)	info

Scheduler Settings

Variable	Description	Default
UPDATE_INTERVAL_DAYS	Days between metadata updates	30
UPDATE_INTERVAL_HOURS	Scheduler run frequency (hours)	24
BATCH_SIZE	Links processed per batch	50
JITTER_PERCENT	Update scheduling jitter (0-100)	20
GITHUB_TOKEN	GitHub API token (optional, for higher rate limits)	None

Standalone Mode Settings

Variable	Description	Default
JWT_SECRET	Secret key for signing JWT tokens	Random
JWT_EXPIRY	Access token expiry in hours	1
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY	Refresh token expiry in days	7
ACCOUNT_LOCKOUT_ATTEMPTS	Failed login attempts before lockout	5
ACCOUNT_LOCKOUT_DURATION	Lockout duration in minutes	30
ALLOW_REGISTRATION	Allow new user registration (true/1)	true

See .env.standalone and .env.saas for full documentation of all options.

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Documentation

• Docker Deployment Guide - Complete Docker setup and deployment
• API Reference - Complete endpoint reference with examples
• Database Schema - Schema reference and migration history
• Security - Security features and hardening guide
• Testing - Testing strategy and instructions
• Deployment - Production deployment guide
• Release Process - Versioning and release workflow

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Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable recommended)
• PostgreSQL 17+
• Dioxus CLI (cargo install dioxus-cli or cargo binstall dioxus-cli)

Steps

1. Install dependencies

   cargo install dioxus-cli
   rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
   

2. Set up database

   createdb rustylinks
   

3. Configure environment

   cp .env.standalone .env
   # Edit .env with your database URL
   

4. Run development server

   dx serve
   

   Migrations run automatically on startup.

5. Build for production

   dx build --release
   

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Architecture

• Backend: Rust with Axum web framework
• Frontend: Dioxus 0.7 (fullstack mode with SSR)
• Database: PostgreSQL with SQLx (compile-time checked queries)
• Authentication: JWT tokens with Argon2id password hashing
• Scraping: reqwest + scraper crate
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
• Deployment: Docker + Docker Compose

Project Structure

rusty-links/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs              # Application entry point
│   ├── lib.rs               # Library root, feature-gated modules
│   ├── config.rs            # Environment-based configuration
│   ├── error.rs             # Centralized error handling
│   ├── security.rs          # Security utilities
│   ├── api/                 # REST API endpoints
│   ├── auth/                # JWT authentication and middleware
│   ├── github/              # GitHub API integration
│   ├── models/              # Database models (User, Link, Category, Tag, etc.)
│   ├── scheduler/           # Background task runner
│   ├── scraper/             # HTML metadata extraction
│   ├── server_functions/    # Dioxus server functions (client/server bridge)
│   └── ui/                  # Dioxus frontend
│       ├── app.rs           # Root component and routing
│       ├── components/      # Reusable UI components
│       └── pages/           # Page components
├── migrations/              # Database migrations (8 files)
├── assets/                  # Static assets (generated CSS, favicon)
├── examples/                # Reverse proxy configs (nginx, Caddy)
├── docs/                    # Documentation
├── Dockerfile               # Multi-stage production build
├── compose.yml              # Docker Compose (app + PostgreSQL)
└── compose.dev.yml          # Development override (hot reloading)

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Development

Running Tests

cargo test

Development with Docker

For development with hot reloading:

docker compose -f compose.yml -f compose.dev.yml up

Database Migrations

Migrations run automatically on application startup. For manual control:

cargo install sqlx-cli --no-default-features --features postgres

# Create new migration
sqlx migrate add <migration_name>

# Run migrations
sqlx migrate run

Code Quality

cargo fmt
cargo clippy
cargo check
cargo check --features server
cargo check --features web --target wasm32-unknown-unknown

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Production Deployment

See docs/DOCKER.md and docs/DEPLOYMENT.md for complete instructions.

Quick production deployment:

docker compose up -d

# View logs
docker compose logs -f app

# Check status
docker compose ps

Security Considerations

• Always set a strong DB_PASSWORD and JWT_SECRET
• Run as non-root user (default in Docker: appuser, UID 1001)
• Use HTTPS in production (reverse proxy recommended, see examples/)
• Regularly backup your database

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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Credits

Built with Rust, Dioxus, Axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, and Docker.

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TODO

• Delete oci-build/setup.nu — orphaned now that the Dockerfile uses the dummy-src pattern
• Remove or update .cargo/config.toml — sets target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" (glibc), which conflicts with Alpine/musl Docker builds