How I keep my hobby projects alive

We all have that sudden motivation of making something, and then sooner or later it dies off. Well, something that has helped me stay motivated is having one central place to keep track of them. Github is a nice place, but it just doesn't give a sense of liveliness you know. Like, I want to know if it is actually working even after I have forgotten it. Enter Uptime Robot. Uptime Robots is a website that allows you to keep track of your websites. It basically sends an HTTP (head) request every n minutes and keeps track if things are working smoothly. It also allows you to create a status page which gives a sense of progress and pride. Here is mine if you want to get motivated - https://stats.uptimerobot.com/hIbG1ziQhm And the best part is as soon as something breaks, you get an email alert for the same. Pretty cool!

Apr 30, 2025 - 02:00
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How I keep my hobby projects alive

We all have that sudden motivation of making something, and then sooner or later it dies off. Well, something that has helped me stay motivated is having one central place to keep track of them.

Github is a nice place, but it just doesn't give a sense of liveliness you know. Like, I want to know if it is actually working even after I have forgotten it.

Enter Uptime Robot. Uptime Robots is a website that allows you to keep track of your websites. It basically sends an HTTP (head) request every n minutes and keeps track if things are working smoothly.

It also allows you to create a status page which gives a sense of progress and pride. Here is mine if you want to get motivated - https://stats.uptimerobot.com/hIbG1ziQhm

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And the best part is as soon as something breaks, you get an email alert for the same. Pretty cool!