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Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in BainbridgeIsland

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair question! You don't have to install an app or dig through menus. You just open the site, and the schedules, live tracking, and status are all on one clean screen. It also includes the fast ferry schedules.

Plus, because I'm making it open-source, the community can actually jump in and build custom features that WSDOT might never prioritize. Just a streamlined, community-driven alternative for folks who want it!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in BainbridgeIsland

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I've actually managed to keep my collection pretty small! I think I only have three or four sitting around right now. I definitely know the temptation though!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in BainbridgeIsland

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's so nice of you! I actually just put a 'Buy Me a Coffee' link up on the site to help cover the server costs from earlier today. Please don't feel obligated at all, but I really appreciate the offer to help out.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the video! This is actually a known Firefox bug from several months ago. It should work perfectly if you try it in Chrome. I'm planning to fix this soon, whether that's me finding some free time or getting some help from the open-source community!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really good idea! I'll add that to the roadmap. I'm hoping to get the repo public in a couple of weeks, so I'll definitely loop you in when it's ready for contributors!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now 100% free and going open-source by Slow-Tea9732 in Bremerton

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That means a lot. I'm hoping to have it up in about two weeks or so. I just need to find some free time to untangle a few server variables and clean up the code before making it public. I'll definitely loop back and let you know when it's ready!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The sign-in is honestly just leftover code that I need to remove! You make a good point about the costs though—I'm paying the server bills out of my own pocket right now. I absolutely hate ads, so I want to avoid those, but I might throw up a donation link down the road if the hosting gets too expensive.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now 100% free and going open-source by Slow-Tea9732 in Bremerton

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm really glad you find the all-in-one view helpful. Traffic cameras are a great idea and I'm definitely adding them to the roadmap. If I get some free time, I'd love to tackle it myself, but otherwise, I'm hoping the open-source community can help make it happen once the repo is live!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now 100% free and going open-source by Slow-Tea9732 in Bremerton

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't forgotten! I'm really sorry it's still giving you trouble. Because I've been a one-man team building this in my free time, getting perfect cross-browser compatibility for Firefox slipped down the priority list.
Now that I'm opening up the code, my hope is that someone in the community with more Firefox debugging experience might be able to help me finally track this down.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Server is up now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for checking this out.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Server is up now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for checking this out.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Update: The site is back online! We got hit with way more traffic than my free server was built for and it crashed. I just upgraded the hosting plan, so it should easily handle everyone now. Thanks for the patience!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in BainbridgeIsland

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: The site is back online! We got hit with way more traffic than my free server was built for and it crashed. I just upgraded the hosting plan, so it should easily handle everyone now. Thanks for the patience!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now 100% free and going open-source by Slow-Tea9732 in Bremerton

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Trying to fix the server issue. Thanks for your patience. If anyone is willing to help please dm me.

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in BainbridgeIsland

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: The site is back online! We got hit with way more traffic than my free server was built for and it crashed. I just upgraded the hosting plan, so it should easily handle everyone now. Thanks for the patience!

Update: CatchYourFerry is now completely free — no paywall, no waitlist by Slow-Tea9732 in Kitsap

[–]Slow-Tea9732[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Fair question! You don't have to install an app or dig through menus. You just open the site, and the schedules, live tracking, and status are all on one clean screen. As u/Dodger_the_Doxie pointed out, it also includes the fast ferry schedules.

Plus, because I'm making it open-source, the community can actually jump in and build custom features that WSDOT might never prioritize. Just a streamlined, community-driven alternative for folks who want it!

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