I have some apps on iOS App Store and I got charged 99 bucks per year for listing, assuming there’s no breaking changes both in terms of API and listing policies on iOS in the next couple of years, they probably gonna last until my credit card expires. Hopefully at that time someone interested enough would fork my repos and continue maintaining them.
If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
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Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#12I was thinking the same thing just now, after getting an email from my dynamic DNS service to update my hostnames.
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34954111
> What's the best way to preserve the artifacts of your own life and ensure they're disseminated after you're dead, or at least available, especially if you're a solitary person with no foreseeable descendants?
There should be some kind of service where people will keep your digital stuff running (until running out of the funds you gave them access to), like how lawyers manage one's estate.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#131. Service providers need users to confirm some policy changes before a deadline, or the account can be frozen.
2. Service providers automatically detected that the user is violating policies, and need to contact to re-activate the account.
3. Service providers update technique requirements or API, making running app failed.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#14I have some apps on iOS App Store and I got charged 99 bucks per year for listing, assuming there’s no breaking changes both in terms of API and listing policies on iOS in the next couple of years, they probably gonna last until my credit card expires. Hopefully at that time someone interested enough would fork my repos and continue maintaining them.
Apple to Remove Outdated Apps from the App Store
https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/05/apple-app-removal-policy/
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#15If you're hosting it yourself, until somebody comes in and turns off the equipment. If it's hosted on the web, until the hosting company cuts off your service for non-payment.
Yeah I'm hosted off my home Synology NAS, so my site would go down once someone powers that off or two of the hard disks die. My domain I renew for 10 years at a time.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#16It seems that some people are found to have died previously usually it's the 3-4 year mark.
Not too sure how COVID impacted things[0].
The "benefit" they had is having a direct debit (preauthorized payments).
Interestingly people seem to have taken the "hint" and stopped trying to contact them.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#17I think upon death there are automated systems within financial institutions to close bank accounts and credit cards; AFAIK death records are public.
Therefore, probably at the next billing cycle, as a dead man makes no credit card authorizations.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#18This may be out of topic, but it seems that user reviews for https://keepthescore.com/ use "thispersondoesnotexist" profile pics (or similar service).
Even without knowing of these, they seem off. I'm not sure they are a benefit to illustrate actual human reviews, it makes these reviews feel off too, when you're aware of their source.
This might be a very personal thing, but I'd feel better reading reviews with just drawings of faces than this.
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#19I ran infra to power a vps hosting solution where I was the solo admin for 6 years. A hard drive crash took out a critical database and that spelled the end of my cash cow. I now keep websites on cloud servers and autopay, however most terms of service gives the provider the right to discontinue service after your death. Best to keep a will and a reputable steward to maintain your systems posthumously
Re: If I died tomorrow, how long would my webapp keep running?
#20>I am the sole developer of a webapp that has around 5,000 USD in monthly revenue.
Please let me take care of it after you die!