diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5ed4cab0..c7c1ddc0 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ RATE_LIMIT_LONG_MAX=200
 ## How long to wait before the backend gives up scraping a link
 LINK_TIMEOUT=15 seconds
 
+## Add the link anyway. Need for private link with auth
+USE_ANY_LINK_STATUS=false
+
 ## How long the cache should last for a redirect/301
 CACHE_MAX_AGE=10 years
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f7831555..4d9e5b60 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 #----------------------------------------#
 # dev/test
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS deps
+FROM node:18.17-alpine AS deps
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .gyp python3 make g++ libc6-compat && \
     npm i -g npm
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_PREFER_OFFLINE=true
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ COPY --chown=node:node . .
 
 #----------------------------------------#
 # We have a separate build container to persist build artifacts & production npm deps
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS build
+FROM node:18.17-alpine AS build
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .gyp python3 make g++ libc6-compat && \
     npm i -g npm
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_PREFER_OFFLINE=true
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RUN npm run build && \
 
 
 #----------------------------------------#
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS runner
+FROM node:18.17-alpine AS runner
 RUN apk add --no-cache tini
 
 USER node
diff --git a/lib/scrape.js b/lib/scrape.js
index da6beaaa..04961091 100644
--- a/lib/scrape.js
+++ b/lib/scrape.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ module.exports = async url => {
     })
     return metascraper({ html, url: finalUrl })
   } catch (err) {
+    if (process.env.USE_ANY_LINK_STATUS == 'true') {
+      requestLogger.warn(`Ignoring error for URL ${url} due to USE_ANY_LINK_STATUS:`, err.message)
+      return null
+    }
     if (err.name === 'RequestError' && err.code === 'ENOTFOUND')
       throw httpError(404, 'The address to shorten does not exist!')
     if (err.name === 'TimeoutError')
diff --git a/models/link.js b/models/link.js
index 45927f0e..3d142075 100644
--- a/models/link.js
+++ b/models/link.js
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ const { URL } = require('url')
 const normalizeUrl = require('normalize-url')
 const domain = new URL(process.env.BASE_URL).host
 
+
 class Link extends hashId(BaseModel) {
+
+  static get hashIdAlphabet() {
+    return 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-_';
+  }
+  
   static get relationMappings() {
     return {
       creator: {