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Ask HN: What's the best (non-spammy) way to promote an open source tool?

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Re: Ask HN: What's the best (non-spammy) way to promote an open source tool?

#21

Share it on relevant subreddits and make a gif out how to use it with https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs Projects with gifs on reddit get more attention. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/z0zm8x/oc_nap_a_c...

I agree with this one. I have a niche open source project (ntfy) that is somewhat popular in its space, and my promotion so far has been almost exclusively in the r/selfhosted subreddit. It is very very tricky to find a subreddit that will even accept self-promotion, though, and you will always walk the line. My strategy has always been to be humble, be kind, respect the subreddit rules, and only promote if you have…

I'm a Ntfy user and I really love this tool! Thank you so much for your work

Re: Ask HN: What's the best (non-spammy) way to promote an open source tool?

#22

Good projects don't need promotion. Unless you're looking to monetize it, surely the reward is creating the solution you needed?

Good projects need to be known. As a developer, you still come across new tools that you wish you knew earlier.
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