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I have two projects, combined doing ~€1500/mo

https://fider.io - an open source alternative to UserVoice. I started this one 6 years ago to learn Go and React. I’ve seen thousands of instances out there being self hosted, so I started a cloud hosting to those who don’t want to manage it themselves.

https://aptakube.com - Desktop Client for Kubernetes. This is very recent, launch was 2 weeks ago, so it’s only starting to get some traction now.

I’m leaving my job to go full time indie hacker now, wish me luck!



Good luck! How do you make money from an Open Source alternative to UserVoice? Is it only through cloud hosting, or you get paid when they self-host as well?


It's mostly through cloud hosting, but there's a bit of recurring donations as well https://opencollective.com/fider

I'm also thinking of introducing a "Support Package" for those who self-host and need a bit of help.


do you use twitter or share your progress/journey anywhere we can follow? would love to see how these grow and learn along the way


Do you use a cross platform desktop app development tool? Which one?


Yeah, I’m using https://tauri.app/

The DX is a thousand times better than Electron. The ecosystem is not as rich yet, but it’s getting there. The Discord community is very active and passionate about the project as well.

I’m also having a great time learning Rust!




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