Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)
by foxtrottbravo on Monday February 09, 2026 @07:40AM
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I’m building datenba.ch, a hyper-local “digital village” for a few small communities in rural Germany (Neckartal/Odenwald-ish).
Instead of another social network, it’s a bundle of small, practical community tools under one umbrella, combining of the shelf-software with purpose-built projects of our own.
Our current areas of focus are
- help! a neighbor-to-neighbor help board (rides, errands, PC help, garden/handwork)
- hubs! for shared spaces / tool-sharing / events / social hubs
Right now I’m building the integration surface (claims, roles, provisioning), polishing onboarding, and trying to design help!/hubs! so they’re useful even with low activity.
If anyone’s done (hyper-)local community platforms: I’d love to hear what actually drove adoption and what did not work out for you.
Instead of another social network, it’s a bundle of small, practical community tools under one umbrella, combining of the shelf-software with purpose-built projects of our own.
Our current areas of focus are
- help! a neighbor-to-neighbor help board (rides, errands, PC help, garden/handwork)
- hubs! for shared spaces / tool-sharing / events / social hubs
Right now I’m building the integration surface (claims, roles, provisioning), polishing onboarding, and trying to design help!/hubs! so they’re useful even with low activity.
If anyone’s done (hyper-)local community platforms: I’d love to hear what actually drove adoption and what did not work out for you.