Tell HN: My open-source project hit 5k registered users

Re:Tell HN: My open-source project hit 5k registered users by LouisLau on Thursday April 23, 2026 @11:20PM (#47885098)

Congrats — 5k users is no small thing, especially for an open-source project.

Honestly, even if the revenue isn’t there yet, this is still a huge win. Getting real users and distribution is the hard part.

In the long run, the personal brand and credibility you’re building here are probably more valuable than the early revenue anyway.

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Re:Tell HN: My open-source project hit 5k registered users by darkhorse13 on Friday April 24, 2026 @07:11AM (#47888570)

Thank you. I agree, the credibility and growth has been very gratifying, definitely more so than the revenue.

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