Show HN: Keep yourself accountable on your indie projects

Posted by jowcarletti on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @12:30PM
from the show-hn dept.

Hey HN!

I’m excited to share JustLog, a platform I created to help indie devs (like me) share project updates, engage users, and stay motivated through gamification and social interactions.

Why did I build this? As an indie dev, I often struggled to share updates and stay accountable. JustLog helps me track my journey, share progress with users, and stay motivated with achievements and a leaderboard. It’s also great for sharing system updates with clients in a fun, engaging way.

With JustLog, you can write updates in Markdown, customize your page with a custom domain and your own logo, earn achievements, and track progress on the leaderboard.

Who’s it for? Indie devs, makers, and game devs who want a lightweight, fun way to share updates and grow their projects.

I’d love your thoughts!

Would these features solve a problem for you? If you're an indie dev, what keeps you from sharing regular updates? Do you see any creative use cases for JustLog beyond indie projects?

Re:Show HN: Keep yourself accountable on your indie projects by rogerluan on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @12:32PM (#42855231)

I signed up and I really like the custom domain feature, this is really valuable to me, personally :)

I also like the gamification aspect, is there anywhere I can check what are all the badges/achievements I can get (so I know what to target)? If not, any plans to make that visible?

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Re:Show HN: Keep yourself accountable on your indie projects by jowcarletti on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @12:35PM (#42855268)

Yes! We are implementing more achievements and will launch a specific page to find out all the badges you can earn soon!

Re:Show HN: Keep yourself accountable on your indie projects by thebrothel_ai on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @02:18PM (#42856685)

Would be cool if this could sync with Discord so you can post to an #announcements channel or something like that too

Re:Show HN: Keep yourself accountable on your indie projects by jowcarletti on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @02:24PM (#42856744)

I’ll make sure to note that down! We were already considering some sharing/notification options, and Discord will definitely be on the list for integrations.