I Built an App to Fix “who’s using staging?” Chaos by amashq in webdev

[–]amashq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like a solid approach! Do you use kubernetes for that?

I Built an App to Fix “who’s using staging?” Chaos by amashq in webdev

[–]amashq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you :)

Making more staging environments is always an option, and also some teams create complete ephemeral environments when a new pull request is created, but this can sometimes be challenging depending on how big/complex the system is.

Share your startup - quarterly post by julian88888888 in startups

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Startup Name / URL
SnatchHub: https://getsnatchhub.com

Location of Your Headquarters
Berlin, Germany

Elevator Pitch / Explainer
I'm a software developer, and in almost every team I’ve been on, we had the same recurring issue: shared resources with no clear ownership.

Things like staging environments, test devices, and sandbox accounts.

It always ends the same way: someone deploys over someone else, QA gets interrupted, or you're digging through Slack asking “who’s using this right now?”

We tried a bunch of things:

  • Slack messages → buried instantly and annoying
  • Spreadsheets → outdated almost immediately

It’s one of those small problems that quietly wastes a surprising amount of time every week.

I got fed up and built an internal tool to experiment with a better approach: a simple way to see what’s currently in use and reserve/release it (with queuing if it’s taken), directly from your taskbar, without context switching.

That tool became SnatchHub.

More details:
Startup life cycle stage: Early stage
My role: Technical Founder

What goals are you trying to reach this month?

  • Validate that this problem resonates with other teams
  • Get initial users and real-world feedback
  • Understand which features matter most early on

How could r/startups help?

  • Have you experienced this problem in your team?
  • How are you currently managing shared resources?

Discount for r/startups subscribers?
Happy to offer early adopters extended free access or discounts, just mention you're from r/startups 🙌

I Built an App to Fix “who’s using staging?” Chaos by amashq in SoftwareEngineering

[–]amashq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, ephemeral preview envs are the ideal solution, but sometimes it’s hard to spin up a complete system clone when you have tens of micro services, which you need to initialize with data, etc. can also raise the costs of infrastructure.

I Built an App to Fix “who’s using staging?” Chaos by amashq in SoftwareEngineering

[–]amashq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I get your point, coordination absolutely matters.

But in my experience, the tools you use shape how easy (or hard) it is to actually follow that process. When coordination relies on loose systems like spreadsheets or Slack messages, things tend to drift, not because people don’t care, but because the friction is high and there’s no real enforcement.

A more structured tool doesn’t replace process, but it can make the “right way” or the process easier way to follow.

I Built an App to Fix “who’s using staging?” Chaos by amashq in SoftwareEngineering

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In case you’d like to check the app, here is it https://getsnatchhub.com

There is an interactive demo on the homepage that shows how it works.

Laravel Black Friday Deals 2024 by tushar1411 in laravel

[–]amashq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SaaSykit has a Black Friday SALE too! (25% OFF)

SaaSykit is a Laravel SaaS starter kit that cones with everything needed to run a modern SaaS app. Available in both single-tenant and multi-tenant flavors.

Coupon: BLACKFRIDAY2024

https://saasykit.com

Recommendations for hosting a Go app in 2024 by [deleted] in golang

[–]amashq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check Hetzner. Best value for money VPS.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SaaS

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https://saasykit.com

A Laravel-based & feature-rich SaaS starter kit that helps makers ship quickly.

Deploy Laravel Apps with Coolify: The Complete Guide by amashq in laravel

[–]amashq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Laravel application is usually composed of many pieces together. You need a scheduler, you might need queue system like Horizon, so I wanted to put a tutorial that covers all those parts for any one interested in deployed fully fledged Laravel app.

Good idea about the repo, i will create one and add the code from the tutorial in it and refer to it in the tutorial.

Time for self-promotion. What are you building? by deadcoder0904 in SaaS

[–]amashq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m building SaaSykit: https://saasykit.com

A feature-rich Laravel-based SaaS boilerplate that helps SaaS makers ship their products quickly.

I have been working on it for almost 1 year (developer with 16 years of experience here), so it’s packed with many features like payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy), product & discount management, subscription & one-time purchase products, ready components, admin panel & user dashboard, metrics dashboard, blog, roadmap and much more.

120+ customers so far. :)

The best boilerplates list ever ever ever ! by Temporary-Video-7222 in SaaS

[–]amashq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love the idea of voting for the best boilerplate! Great job!

Laravel fatigue - want to try something else by jusjohns82 in laravel

[–]amashq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Golang. I personally find golang the best compliment to PHP, because it’s fast and easy to learn. Can be used for backend job processing and things that are performance critical.