Feels like the right next thing to try.

The open source plan had some baggage and poor added UX because of limitations like enforcing Github.

By offering a proper plan for free, I can get the info I need: Does Shipnix have market fit?

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Starting to get productive again after workation jetlag

Working on @shipnixio as before

✅ Write IHP Cloud migration guide
✅ Build queues - no more racing builds
✅ More info and actions on build-event page

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Applied this technique on Shipnix, having my staging server do double duty as a test env and CI

It's so good!

Instead of building tens of thousands of lines of Haskell, Elm and JS libs twice, I do it once.

Deployment to production w migrations now takes 30 secs

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✅ Add some questions and answers to FAQ based on user and message board commentator feedback :)

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✅ Add some questions and answers to FAQ based on user and commentator feedback :)

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✅ Add some questions and answers to FAQ based on user and spectator feedback :)

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✅ Created a new starter in @shipnixio for those who would like to easily host their own Mastodon instance instead of joining an existing one

Instructions in the docs:
docs.shipnix.io/starters/masto…

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OWASP weekend for @shipnixio seems to be a success!

✅ Push MFA to production
✅ Send security event email to users when MFA is disabled, enabled and when a backup code has been used to log in
✅ Shorter lived login session to comply with OWASP recommendations

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Will try another tagline on the landing as "NixOS web hosting for everyone" seemed to attract negative feedback by hobbyists who are not really the target audience

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Having a merry OWASP weekend with @shipnixio

✅ MFA with TOTP
✅ Generate backup codes so users can recover if missing authenticator
✅ Brute-force protection on failed MFA attempts with 1hr account lock

Thorough testing on sunday, publish to production monday

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✅ A little touch-up on the public roadmap I made for @shipnixio a while a ago, and start to use it to display what features I am working on
✅ Develop TOTP with Crypto.OTP, but have not implemented it in the web app yet

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Been working around the clock the last days. Dust is starting to settle

✅ Made separate Github Oauth flows to give users more control on what they share with Shipnix
✅ Fix lots of stuff from feedback

Priorities now: pizza & sleep, then figure out 2FA/ TOTP

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A little spike in traffic thanks to Hackernews front page

It's nerve-wrecking having lots of strangers reacting both badly and kindly to something I have worked on for so long, but I'm sure this builds character 😄

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#shipnix launch date tomorrow 😱

✅ Automated backups when changing environment variables
✅ Add Plausible analytics
✅ Automated DB backups to S3 storage
✅ SEO/OG tags
✅ Lots of minor fixes

Will do intense testing until late this evening

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2 days to #shipnix launch

✅ Finally get to the point where I feel that Shipnix works as I want it to work

Pulled late-nighter and plowed through critical tasks and bugs

Only remains activating Stripe on production and some minor stuff before launch on monday

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3 days to #shipnix launch

✅ Improve reliability of error handling by eliminating exceptions on builds
✅ Make errors stand out for better debugging

Pulling a late-nighter to try to get free time in the weekend so I can just open the gates on monday

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4 days to #shipnix public launch

✅ Get mentioned on @HaskelInterlude podcast 😍
✅ Add logo and adjust color scheme
✅ Give the landing page some love
✅ Write a public security policy because I think it will be important for trust by high value customers

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5 days to NEW launch date of #shipnix

✅ Get logo from Fiverr logo maker. Not 100% sure yet, but think I like it
✅ Fix bugs in migration flow, solved by deleting more code than I added 👌
✅ Let users review and modify environment variables before migration

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Hi! I'm moving #shipnix release date to monday

This gives me some time to prepare the landing page, do rigorous testing and fix a couple of remaining bugs

I don't think rushing is necessary when a few extra days will make launch a bit smoother

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*Planned* launch of #shipnix is tomorrow

✅ Test Stripe integration with 'test clock' to travel in time and trigger events
✅ Cancellation and failed payments now works as expected 🎉

It is very likely I will postpone launch to monday. Will decide tomorrow

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