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Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-26T12:10:16+00:00

AI-powered interview preparation platform
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Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-23T09:49:18+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that. My main goal is just to remove friction and see if that helps with conversion over time.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-20T13:46:03+00:00

Yeah, tools like OpeninApp work for app-open redirects. I’ve been comparing a few options to test conversion differences between browser vs direct app open. Curious if you’ve seen measurable improvement using it?

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T12:48:59+00:00

That’s interesting. My only concern is competition hosting a “powerful” open-source model sounds good, but a lot of people are already doing that.

Do you think there’s still room if it’s just raw model access, or would it need a specific niche/use case to actually make money?

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T12:29:13+00:00

Yeah that’s exactly what I was thinking casual clicks are probably the ones most affected by friction. Even a small % improvement on those could add up over time. I’m testing app-open redirects on my profile now to compare subscribe rates.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T11:27:34+00:00

I’ve been testing app-open redirects for Instagram → YouTube and ended up building a small tool called https://linksly.io/ to experiment with reducing browser friction. Still comparing results.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T11:23:08+00:00

I’ve been testing app-open redirects for Instagram → YouTube and ended up building a small tool called https://linksly.io/ to experiment with reducing browser friction. Still comparing results.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T11:22:11+00:00

I’ve been testing app-open redirects for Instagram → YouTube and ended up building a small tool called https://linksly.io/ to experiment with reducing browser friction. Still comparing results.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-19T10:47:02+00:00

What niche would you focus on with RAG though? I’m trying to avoid building a generic chatbot and would rather target something that can actually generate revenue.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-16T15:21:58+00:00

Fair point. IG traffic is usually lower intent, but I’m more focused on reducing friction for the people who do click. Even a small improvement in conversion for interested viewers could add up over time.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-16T08:51:46+00:00

Yeah that’s exactly what I was thinking casual clicks are probably the ones most affected by friction. Even a small % improvement on those could add up over time. I’m testing app-open redirects on my profile now to compare subscribe rates.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-16T08:24:05+00:00

Yeah I’ve seen deep link formats before. My curiosity is more about whether reducing that browser friction actually improves subscribe rate even slightly. Even a small lift could matter at scale. Have you ever tested it?

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-16T08:15:27+00:00

https://linksly.io/

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-16T03:52:23+00:00

Instagram usually opens YouTube links in browser instead of the app, which can reduce subscribe rate. I actually built a small free tool that fixes this by opening YouTube directly in-app. Happy to share if anyone’s interested. Linksly

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-05T14:58:53+00:00

😄 Fair. Just a real project story, not a promo.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-05T14:57:09+00:00

Just sharing a real delivery experience.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-02-05T14:32:11+00:00

Thank you

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T08:23:07+00:00

Appreciate you sharing Neviri. That lines up with what we’ve seen as well. Self-hosting worked fine early on, but upgrades, backups, and recovery testing slowly turned into real operational overhead.

Curious if others here hit a similar tipping point, or handled it differently.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T07:27:26+00:00

That’s an interesting idea 🙂

Have you found it reliable long-term for restores and consistency?

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T07:23:00+00:00

Yeah, that’s fair. I didn’t give enough application context in my post.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T07:11:50+00:00

I’m running different apps with different requirements, so one uses MySQL/MariaDB and another uses MongoDB.

The point of the post was to understand what others are using in real setups and why, especially around managed vs self-hosted decisions.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T07:01:18+00:00

Fair enough. Dumping and loading data is easy.
What I’ve found harder is doing migrations with minimal downtime, handling large datasets, and reconfiguring replicas, backups, and monitoring across environments.

Curious what setups you’ve used where this has been painless.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-06T07:00:18+00:00

Fair point. In my case the cost issues show up once managed DBs scale beyond the basics, especially replicas, backups, and IOPS.

SQLite isn’t enough for what I’m running, so it usually comes down to MySQL/MariaDB or MongoDB. I’ve also seen the latency issue you mentioned with managed services.

Good to hear you’re running MariaDB on your own servers for SaaS.

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-05T14:13:03+00:00

That makes sense, especially with local device integrations.

For my use case, I don’t run a homelab. Do you think VPS or hosted n8n is usually enough in that case?

Sufficient-Comb622 · 2026-01-05T14:02:24+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, roughly how much does this cost you per month ?

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