diff --git a/dashboard.go b/dashboard.go
index c8f48ae..0099ffe 100644
--- a/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard.go
@@ -240,11 +240,35 @@ func (c *Crawler) StartDashboard(addr string) error {
 		c.handleDashboard(w, r)
 	})
 
-	// URL shortener redirect handler
+	// URL shortener redirect handler (legacy /r/ path)
 	http.HandleFunc("/r/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		c.handleRedirect(w, r)
 	})
 
+	// Root handler for url.1440.news short URLs
+	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		host := r.Host
+		// Strip port if present
+		if idx := strings.Index(host, ":"); idx != -1 {
+			host = host[:idx]
+		}
+
+		// If this is url.1440.news, treat path as short code
+		if host == "url.1440.news" {
+			c.handleRedirect(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Otherwise, redirect to dashboard for root path
+		if r.URL.Path == "/" {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/dashboard", http.StatusFound)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Unknown path
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+	})
+
 	http.HandleFunc("/api/stats", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		c.handleAPIStats(w, r)
 	})
@@ -2235,15 +2259,18 @@ func (c *Crawler) handleAPIStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // handleRedirect handles short URL redirects
+// Supports both /r/{code} (legacy) and /{code} (for url.1440.news)
 func (c *Crawler) handleRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// Extract code from path: /r/{code}
 	path := r.URL.Path
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "/r/") {
-		http.NotFound(w, r)
-		return
+	var code string
+
+	// Support both /r/{code} and /{code} formats
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/r/") {
+		code = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/r/")
+	} else {
+		code = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/")
 	}
 
-	code := strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/r/")
 	if code == "" {
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
 		return
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6abd36a..407b9c9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,18 +21,22 @@ services:
       - atproto
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
-      # Production: HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
+      # Production: HTTPS with Let's Encrypt for app.1440.news
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news.rule=Host(`app.1440.news`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news.entrypoints=https"
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt-dns"
-      # Production: HTTP to HTTPS redirect
-      - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-redirect.rule=Host(`app.1440.news`)"
+      # Production: HTTPS for url.1440.news (URL shortener)
+      - "traefik.http.routers.url-1440-news.rule=Host(`url.1440.news`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.url-1440-news.entrypoints=https"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.url-1440-news.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt-dns"
+      # Production: HTTP to HTTPS redirect for both domains
+      - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-redirect.rule=Host(`app.1440.news`) || Host(`url.1440.news`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-redirect.entrypoints=http"
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-redirect.middlewares=https-redirect"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.https-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.https-redirect.redirectscheme.permanent=true"
       # Local development: HTTP only
-      - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-local.rule=Host(`app.1440.localhost`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-local.rule=Host(`app.1440.localhost`) || Host(`url.1440.localhost`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.app-1440-news-local.entrypoints=http"
       # Shared service
       - "traefik.http.services.app-1440-news.loadbalancer.server.port=4321"
diff --git a/shortener.go b/shortener.go
index 936b76c..de50143 100644
--- a/shortener.go
+++ b/shortener.go
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ func (c *Crawler) RecordClick(code string, r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 // GetShortURLForPost returns the short URL string for use in posts
-// Format: https://app.1440.news/r/{code}
+// Format: https://url.1440.news/{code}
 func (c *Crawler) GetShortURLForPost(originalURL string, itemID *int64, feedURL string) (string, error) {
 	shortURL, err := c.CreateShortURL(originalURL, itemID, feedURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("https://app.1440.news/r/%s", shortURL.Code), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://url.1440.news/%s", shortURL.Code), nil
 }
 
 // GetClickStats returns click statistics for a short URL