DailyPings (
https://dailypings.com) is a HN-inspired platform where makers share their daily progress.
Key features:
- Three posts per day limit to encourage quality updates
- HN-style upvote system
- No comments, just pure progress sharing
- Email verification
Tech stack:
- Next.js 15 App Router
- TypeScript
- Prisma ORM
- PostgreSQL
- NextAuth.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Geist Mono font
- Deployed on Coolify
The idea came from wanting a distraction-free space for makers to share their daily progress, similar to how HN works for tech news. The three posts per day limit is intentional - it encourages users to share their most meaningful updates rather than constant micro-updates.
I'd love to get feedback from the HN community, especially on:
1. The minimalist approach
2. The daily post limit concept
3. Future features you'd like to see
This is my first Show HN. The platform is live and ready for users.
Just a few questions:
1. Have you thought about adding an API? I can see myself submitting things to this site more if I could somehow integrate it with VSCode so that I can create a new post after having pushed a commit.
2. Have you also thought about adding a comments system, much like we have here on HN? I think that could be useful to allow people to ask questions about projects others are working on. I can see this site almost being like Show HN, but without the expectation that projects are in a finished state. Just wondering what your take is on that though!
3. Would it be useful to have some sort of categorisation functionality (like hashtags)? That way, smaller communities around specific niches (such as game dev, frontend, systems dev) can form and would allow you to see more posts that you're interested in.
These are just a few ideas I have — don't feel that you're obliged to take them onboard as I understand that there might be a certain direction you want to take this site!