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Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by cschreiber »

appleflaxen wrote: post #7

I signed up and want to try it out. The one thing on the account creation page that absolutely grinds my gears , though, are the password requirements. Some use pass phrases. Please please please consider changing these rules, and use 2FA as a security guarantee instead. It makes me dread that I'm going to get a mandatory password reset demand in a month, at which point I have to revert to cycling between insecure pa…

Noted, thanks for the feedback! Will consider changing the requirements for the password.

2FA is on the roadmap and we’re planning to release it within the next two weeks.

Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by cschreiber »

bezbac wrote: post #9

From the landing page, this looks great! Can I still connect to the underlying postgres database directly?

Yes, you can. We give you the keys to the database we host for you. Alternatively, you can host the database somewhere else and connect it to Fastgen to build APIs and workflows on top of it.

Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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cschreiber wrote: post #11
appleflaxen wrote: post #7

I signed up and want to try it out. The one thing on the account creation page that absolutely grinds my gears , though, are the password requirements. Some use pass phrases. Please please please consider changing these rules, and use 2FA as a security guarantee instead. It makes me dread that I'm going to get a mandatory password reset demand in a month, at which point I have to revert to cycling between insecure pa…

Noted, thanks for the feedback! Will consider changing the requirements for the password. 2FA is on the roadmap and we’re planning to release it within the next two weeks.

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Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by cschreiber »

heofizzy wrote: post #5

Congrats on the launch, really nice product! How does this differ from existing solutions like hasura or similar?

Thanks, appreciate it!

A couple of differences are that Fastgen is fully hosted, we offer visual workflow building, easy third-party integrations, and a built-in Datahub interface for data management.

Check out my other comment in response to a similar question for a bit more detail

Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by [deleted] »

cschreiber wrote: post #11
appleflaxen wrote: post #7

I signed up and want to try it out. The one thing on the account creation page that absolutely grinds my gears , though, are the password requirements. Some use pass phrases. Please please please consider changing these rules, and use 2FA as a security guarantee instead. It makes me dread that I'm going to get a mandatory password reset demand in a month, at which point I have to revert to cycling between insecure pa…

Noted, thanks for the feedback! Will consider changing the requirements for the password. 2FA is on the roadmap and we’re planning to release it within the next two weeks.

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Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by cschreiber »

yla92 wrote: post #14

Looks awesome! What's it under the hood ? Is it gonna be open source ?(not expecting to be, just curious!)

We use a combination of RabbitMQ, Centrifugo, and Redis with a backend written in golang and our own job scheduling engine. Everything is deployed on AWS EKS. While we thought about it a lot, no plans to open source it at the moment.

Re: Launch HN: Fastgen (YC W23) – Visual Low-Code Backend Builder

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Post by jasfi »

appleflaxen wrote: post #7

I signed up and want to try it out. The one thing on the account creation page that absolutely grinds my gears , though, are the password requirements. Some use pass phrases. Please please please consider changing these rules, and use 2FA as a security guarantee instead. It makes me dread that I'm going to get a mandatory password reset demand in a month, at which point I have to revert to cycling between insecure pa…

What do you think of password-less sign-ins, e.g. email-based sign in or OAuth 2?
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