Vincent
@vincentwill.com
Web developer working on various open-source side projects 💻
vincentwill.com
vincentwill.com
I wrote a quick blog post on the most common security issues I've encountered while testing StatusScout against hundreds of websites:
dev.to/vincenius/th...
dev.to/vincenius/th...
The Most Common Website Security Issues
Recently, I built StatusScout, an open-source tool to check and monitor a website’s health. For...
dev.to
December 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I wrote a quick blog post on the most common security issues I've encountered while testing StatusScout against hundreds of websites:
dev.to/vincenius/th...
dev.to/vincenius/th...
Reposted by Vincent
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December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
My newsletter is for:
1. Web devs who want practical, real-world tutorials
2. Engineers and makers improving their workflow
3. Indie hackers and builders shipping projects
Subscribe at markodenic.tech.
It’s free.
1. Web devs who want practical, real-world tutorials
2. Engineers and makers improving their workflow
3. Indie hackers and builders shipping projects
Subscribe at markodenic.tech.
It’s free.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#Solopreneur and #BuildInPublic folks - are you active on LinkedIn and is it worth it?
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#Solopreneur and #BuildInPublic folks - are you active on LinkedIn and is it worth it?
For testing I started scanning random websites with statusscout.dev and I'm surprised how many of them leak sensitive files.
It found something on around 25% of the websites. Mostly it's some kind of test.php with phpinfo() or /wp-admin but sometimes also package-lock.json or pipeline files.
It found something on around 25% of the websites. Mostly it's some kind of test.php with phpinfo() or /wp-admin but sometimes also package-lock.json or pipeline files.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
For testing I started scanning random websites with statusscout.dev and I'm surprised how many of them leak sensitive files.
It found something on around 25% of the websites. Mostly it's some kind of test.php with phpinfo() or /wp-admin but sometimes also package-lock.json or pipeline files.
It found something on around 25% of the websites. Mostly it's some kind of test.php with phpinfo() or /wp-admin but sometimes also package-lock.json or pipeline files.
It feels weird when people call me "bro" in reddits comment section, which happens quite often lately. I guess I'm getting old
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It feels weird when people call me "bro" in reddits comment section, which happens quite often lately. I guess I'm getting old
Just published the new version of statusscout.dev including monitoring and much more 🥳
Before officially launching, I want to do more testing - I'll give away 6 months of free premium for anyone who is willing to test and give me some feedback :)
#BuildInPublic #WebDev
Before officially launching, I want to do more testing - I'll give away 6 months of free premium for anyone who is willing to test and give me some feedback :)
#BuildInPublic #WebDev
StatusScout - Your Website’s Health, All in One Place
StatusScout is your all-in-one status monitoring tool for websites and services. Track uptime, detect outages, and get instant alerts.
statusscout.dev
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just published the new version of statusscout.dev including monitoring and much more 🥳
Before officially launching, I want to do more testing - I'll give away 6 months of free premium for anyone who is willing to test and give me some feedback :)
#BuildInPublic #WebDev
Before officially launching, I want to do more testing - I'll give away 6 months of free premium for anyone who is willing to test and give me some feedback :)
#BuildInPublic #WebDev
Ticking off some TODOs for my project statusscout.dev - still a lot to do until the next release with user accounts, notifications and more :) #BuildInPublic #WebDev
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ticking off some TODOs for my project statusscout.dev - still a lot to do until the next release with user accounts, notifications and more :) #BuildInPublic #WebDev
TIL there is an
HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The output Tag
Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.
denodell.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
TIL there is an
I've been working on accounts for statusscout.dev lately. I don't have as much time as I'd like to, so it's slow progress - but still progress :)
Here's a small preview on the recent state 👀
My goal is to finish it till end of October #BuildInPublic
Here's a small preview on the recent state 👀
My goal is to finish it till end of October #BuildInPublic
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I've been working on accounts for statusscout.dev lately. I don't have as much time as I'd like to, so it's slow progress - but still progress :)
Here's a small preview on the recent state 👀
My goal is to finish it till end of October #BuildInPublic
Here's a small preview on the recent state 👀
My goal is to finish it till end of October #BuildInPublic
Working on a landing page for status scout. 💻
What do you think of this hero section? #buildinpublic
What do you think of this hero section? #buildinpublic
August 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Working on a landing page for status scout. 💻
What do you think of this hero section? #buildinpublic
What do you think of this hero section? #buildinpublic
I've decided on a name for the website health check - I'll call it Status Scout :) The first working version is now online:
statusscout.dev
Feel free to try it out, and please report all bugs you find 😄 #buildinpublic
statusscout.dev
Feel free to try it out, and please report all bugs you find 😄 #buildinpublic
August 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I've decided on a name for the website health check - I'll call it Status Scout :) The first working version is now online:
statusscout.dev
Feel free to try it out, and please report all bugs you find 😄 #buildinpublic
statusscout.dev
Feel free to try it out, and please report all bugs you find 😄 #buildinpublic
Making some good progress on my website health check :)
I hope to publish the first version in August #BuildInPublic
I hope to publish the first version in August #BuildInPublic
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Making some good progress on my website health check :)
I hope to publish the first version in August #BuildInPublic
I hope to publish the first version in August #BuildInPublic
Today - making my website monitoring / status dashboard project responsive 📱🖥️ #BuildInPublic
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today - making my website monitoring / status dashboard project responsive 📱🖥️ #BuildInPublic
My website health dashboard is starting to look nice 😊 it also has a dark mode now 🌓😄 #BuildInPublic
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My website health dashboard is starting to look nice 😊 it also has a dark mode now 🌓😄 #BuildInPublic
Built a website health dashboard in my spare time inspired by needs at work - it includes various cron checks, custom test flows, and error notifications. Thinking about refining it, open-sourcing it and putting it online for others to use. But still a lot to do until it is ready :)
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
July 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Built a website health dashboard in my spare time inspired by needs at work - it includes various cron checks, custom test flows, and error notifications. Thinking about refining it, open-sourcing it and putting it online for others to use. But still a lot to do until it is ready :)
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Super happy that Thunderbird is now also available for Android. Just switched, and it is way faster than my previous Mailing App.
June 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Super happy that Thunderbird is now also available for Android. Just switched, and it is way faster than my previous Mailing App.
I took some time today to implement some small feature requests for bsky-embed. With version 0.2.5 you can now:
- disable images
- disable videos
- disable video autoplay
#buildinpublic
github.com/Vincenius/bsky-embed
- disable images
- disable videos
- disable video autoplay
#buildinpublic
github.com/Vincenius/bsky-embed
GitHub - Vincenius/bsky-embed: A web-component to easily embed a bluesky feed.
A web-component to easily embed a bluesky feed. Contribute to Vincenius/bsky-embed development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I took some time today to implement some small feature requests for bsky-embed. With version 0.2.5 you can now:
- disable images
- disable videos
- disable video autoplay
#buildinpublic
github.com/Vincenius/bsky-embed
- disable images
- disable videos
- disable video autoplay
#buildinpublic
github.com/Vincenius/bsky-embed
A while ago, I've built workout.lol - an open source fitness app. After some licensing issues with the exercise videos, I sold the app to some guy who just abandoned it.
So I'm really happy to see that @snouzy.bsky.social forked the project and improved it a lot. Go check it out!
workout.cool
So I'm really happy to see that @snouzy.bsky.social forked the project and improved it a lot. Go check it out!
workout.cool
Workout Cool
Modern fitness coaching platform with comprehensive exercise database
workout.cool
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A while ago, I've built workout.lol - an open source fitness app. After some licensing issues with the exercise videos, I sold the app to some guy who just abandoned it.
So I'm really happy to see that @snouzy.bsky.social forked the project and improved it a lot. Go check it out!
workout.cool
So I'm really happy to see that @snouzy.bsky.social forked the project and improved it a lot. Go check it out!
workout.cool
Which LLM do you use for coding tasks?
May 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Which LLM do you use for coding tasks?
TIL about the browser extension "I still don't care about cookies" that gets rid of most cookie banners.
addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/a...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/i-sti...
addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/a...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/i-sti...
May 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
TIL about the browser extension "I still don't care about cookies" that gets rid of most cookie banners.
addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/a...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/i-sti...
addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/a...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/i-sti...
This looks really nice: vert.sh
I'll try it next time I need to convert something
I'll try it next time I need to convert something
VERT.sh — Free, fast, and awesome file convert
With VERT you can quickly convert any image, video and audio file. No ads, no tracking, open source, and all processing (other than video) is done on your device.
vert.sh
April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This looks really nice: vert.sh
I'll try it next time I need to convert something
I'll try it next time I need to convert something
Yo, I need some opinions here.
What do you use for sending newsletters and transactional emails? #buildinpublic
What do you use for sending newsletters and transactional emails? #buildinpublic
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Yo, I need some opinions here.
What do you use for sending newsletters and transactional emails? #buildinpublic
What do you use for sending newsletters and transactional emails? #buildinpublic
Switching from vercel to a self-hosted coolify instance to save some bucks. Works great so far! I think coolify will be my default for future projects #buildinpublic
February 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Switching from vercel to a self-hosted coolify instance to save some bucks. Works great so far! I think coolify will be my default for future projects #buildinpublic
Anyone ever used AR glasses for work (like xreal one)? Would be interested if it's worth it as I probably have to get rid if my desk soon.
February 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Anyone ever used AR glasses for work (like xreal one)? Would be interested if it's worth it as I probably have to get rid if my desk soon.