Dilyan
@dilyandimitrov.bsky.social
From a full time software engineer to an indie hacker. (in progress)
Building Amounthly - subscription management tool.
🏃♂️https://racecalendar.bg $300/rev
🔢 https://amounthly.com (new)
Building Amounthly - subscription management tool.
🏃♂️https://racecalendar.bg $300/rev
🔢 https://amounthly.com (new)
On the left:
- Next.js 16 + supabase + Vercel
- fetching 2 items from a table with 7 records
- no indexes, nothing special
- takes 1.2s on average 🤯
- Next.js 16 + supabase + Vercel
- fetching 2 items from a table with 7 records
- no indexes, nothing special
- takes 1.2s on average 🤯
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
On the left:
- Next.js 16 + supabase + Vercel
- fetching 2 items from a table with 7 records
- no indexes, nothing special
- takes 1.2s on average 🤯
- Next.js 16 + supabase + Vercel
- fetching 2 items from a table with 7 records
- no indexes, nothing special
- takes 1.2s on average 🤯
My Next.js app is very slow 🐌
Time to figure out caching and how caching works in Next.js 💾
Sometimes I regret following the trend and choosing Next.js 🥲
Time to figure out caching and how caching works in Next.js 💾
Sometimes I regret following the trend and choosing Next.js 🥲
December 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My Next.js app is very slow 🐌
Time to figure out caching and how caching works in Next.js 💾
Sometimes I regret following the trend and choosing Next.js 🥲
Time to figure out caching and how caching works in Next.js 💾
Sometimes I regret following the trend and choosing Next.js 🥲
Ops, I finally fixed the Google Login screen with adding the Branding
I knew it was possible but never spend the time to fix this
I knew it was possible but never spend the time to fix this
December 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ops, I finally fixed the Google Login screen with adding the Branding
I knew it was possible but never spend the time to fix this
I knew it was possible but never spend the time to fix this
I finally started using my own product amounthly.com
I found so many things to improve
I guess that is the biggest advantage of building something you actually need and want
I found so many things to improve
I guess that is the biggest advantage of building something you actually need and want
Amounthly - Your Personal Subscription Tracker
Easily track and manage all your recurring payments in one place. Never miss new subscriptions with our Chrome Extension.
amounthly.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I finally started using my own product amounthly.com
I found so many things to improve
I guess that is the biggest advantage of building something you actually need and want
I found so many things to improve
I guess that is the biggest advantage of building something you actually need and want
RaceCalendar just hit 600 registered users today 🥳
0 -> 100 - 528 days
100 -> 200 - 460 days
200 -> 300 - 339 days
300 -> 400 - 59 days
400 -> 500 - 104 days
500 -> 600 - 71 days
0 -> 100 - 528 days
100 -> 200 - 460 days
200 -> 300 - 339 days
300 -> 400 - 59 days
400 -> 500 - 104 days
500 -> 600 - 71 days
December 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
RaceCalendar just hit 600 registered users today 🥳
0 -> 100 - 528 days
100 -> 200 - 460 days
200 -> 300 - 339 days
300 -> 400 - 59 days
400 -> 500 - 104 days
500 -> 600 - 71 days
0 -> 100 - 528 days
100 -> 200 - 460 days
200 -> 300 - 339 days
300 -> 400 - 59 days
400 -> 500 - 104 days
500 -> 600 - 71 days
What do you use for uptime monitoring?
I started using UptimeRobot
I see Sentry also offers it
Who else can I check out?
I started using UptimeRobot
I see Sentry also offers it
Who else can I check out?
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What do you use for uptime monitoring?
I started using UptimeRobot
I see Sentry also offers it
Who else can I check out?
I started using UptimeRobot
I see Sentry also offers it
Who else can I check out?
Who is doing the Festive500 during the holidays?
If you know what that is, let's connect - we have a common interest 😅
If you know what that is, let's connect - we have a common interest 😅
December 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Who is doing the Festive500 during the holidays?
If you know what that is, let's connect - we have a common interest 😅
If you know what that is, let's connect - we have a common interest 😅
It is almost the end of the year
Almost every product now sends you recaps of some sort
So many stats to absorb... if you care
I miss the times when we were doing things for the sake of the actual thing and not for streaks, badges and stats 😔
Almost every product now sends you recaps of some sort
So many stats to absorb... if you care
I miss the times when we were doing things for the sake of the actual thing and not for streaks, badges and stats 😔
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It is almost the end of the year
Almost every product now sends you recaps of some sort
So many stats to absorb... if you care
I miss the times when we were doing things for the sake of the actual thing and not for streaks, badges and stats 😔
Almost every product now sends you recaps of some sort
So many stats to absorb... if you care
I miss the times when we were doing things for the sake of the actual thing and not for streaks, badges and stats 😔
I wrote 150 lines of T-SQL by hand
The goal of the script:
- to make bunch of IDs with auto increment identity
- they were also part of bunch of foreign keys
It took me 1h to write it
AI couldn't help
Interesting times - we now celebrate when we write code without AI 🤦♂️
The goal of the script:
- to make bunch of IDs with auto increment identity
- they were also part of bunch of foreign keys
It took me 1h to write it
AI couldn't help
Interesting times - we now celebrate when we write code without AI 🤦♂️
December 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I wrote 150 lines of T-SQL by hand
The goal of the script:
- to make bunch of IDs with auto increment identity
- they were also part of bunch of foreign keys
It took me 1h to write it
AI couldn't help
Interesting times - we now celebrate when we write code without AI 🤦♂️
The goal of the script:
- to make bunch of IDs with auto increment identity
- they were also part of bunch of foreign keys
It took me 1h to write it
AI couldn't help
Interesting times - we now celebrate when we write code without AI 🤦♂️
6 years ago I made the mistake to create some of my tables with Id primary key but not as an incremental identity
There was a reason for that back then
Now, I want to change that
It is not fun as those tables have references to other tables, not sure yet if this will work 🤞
There was a reason for that back then
Now, I want to change that
It is not fun as those tables have references to other tables, not sure yet if this will work 🤞
December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
6 years ago I made the mistake to create some of my tables with Id primary key but not as an incremental identity
There was a reason for that back then
Now, I want to change that
It is not fun as those tables have references to other tables, not sure yet if this will work 🤞
There was a reason for that back then
Now, I want to change that
It is not fun as those tables have references to other tables, not sure yet if this will work 🤞
Fridays are for going out in the forest
Not having a 9-5 has its perks
I am going to miss those
Not having a 9-5 has its perks
I am going to miss those
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Fridays are for going out in the forest
Not having a 9-5 has its perks
I am going to miss those
Not having a 9-5 has its perks
I am going to miss those
Have you ever submitted a sitemap with 900+ links to Google Search Console?
The long story:
I have a website with 1000+ running races and none of the links for the races were indexed by google, and I didn't care
Until now
So I am trying to upload the sitemap with all the pages and see
The long story:
I have a website with 1000+ running races and none of the links for the races were indexed by google, and I didn't care
Until now
So I am trying to upload the sitemap with all the pages and see
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Have you ever submitted a sitemap with 900+ links to Google Search Console?
The long story:
I have a website with 1000+ running races and none of the links for the races were indexed by google, and I didn't care
Until now
So I am trying to upload the sitemap with all the pages and see
The long story:
I have a website with 1000+ running races and none of the links for the races were indexed by google, and I didn't care
Until now
So I am trying to upload the sitemap with all the pages and see
🚀 New subscriber alert 🚀
How did I get this one:
- saw an expired checkout in polar.sh
- decided to write a personal email to ask why
- today he subscribed
The takeaway: remind people of your product when they once clicked PAY
How did I get this one:
- saw an expired checkout in polar.sh
- decided to write a personal email to ask why
- today he subscribed
The takeaway: remind people of your product when they once clicked PAY
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚀 New subscriber alert 🚀
How did I get this one:
- saw an expired checkout in polar.sh
- decided to write a personal email to ask why
- today he subscribed
The takeaway: remind people of your product when they once clicked PAY
How did I get this one:
- saw an expired checkout in polar.sh
- decided to write a personal email to ask why
- today he subscribed
The takeaway: remind people of your product when they once clicked PAY
How do you copy files to your server (VPS)?
I am using Cyberduck
Are there better alternatives to it?
I am using Cyberduck
Are there better alternatives to it?
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
How do you copy files to your server (VPS)?
I am using Cyberduck
Are there better alternatives to it?
I am using Cyberduck
Are there better alternatives to it?
Built my portfolio website for my company in 10 minutes with Cursor
Just so the domain I already have doesn't stay empty
I might play around with the logo a bit
Just so the domain I already have doesn't stay empty
I might play around with the logo a bit
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Built my portfolio website for my company in 10 minutes with Cursor
Just so the domain I already have doesn't stay empty
I might play around with the logo a bit
Just so the domain I already have doesn't stay empty
I might play around with the logo a bit
You can actually tell Cursor to fetch the OG image and the meta data from any website
I am doing a portfolio website for my projects and was lazy to add the images and the text, so asked Cursor to fetch them
And it worked
I am doing a portfolio website for my projects and was lazy to add the images and the text, so asked Cursor to fetch them
And it worked
December 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You can actually tell Cursor to fetch the OG image and the meta data from any website
I am doing a portfolio website for my projects and was lazy to add the images and the text, so asked Cursor to fetch them
And it worked
I am doing a portfolio website for my projects and was lazy to add the images and the text, so asked Cursor to fetch them
And it worked
A quote worth sharing
"Set up a schedule
and just do the work
free from how you feel
It's not helpful to base your goal on how you feel"
"Set up a schedule
and just do the work
free from how you feel
It's not helpful to base your goal on how you feel"
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A quote worth sharing
"Set up a schedule
and just do the work
free from how you feel
It's not helpful to base your goal on how you feel"
"Set up a schedule
and just do the work
free from how you feel
It's not helpful to base your goal on how you feel"
2h of focused work in a school room
December 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
2h of focused work in a school room
Who wants to test my product amounthly.com - a simple subscription tracker
What would you get
- free access to the product FOREVER
What would I get
- a beta tester who can pivot the direction of the product
DM me if you are interested
What would you get
- free access to the product FOREVER
What would I get
- a beta tester who can pivot the direction of the product
DM me if you are interested
Amounthly - Your Personal Subscription Tracker
Easily track and manage all your recurring payments in one place. Never miss new subscriptions with our Chrome Extension.
amounthly.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Who wants to test my product amounthly.com - a simple subscription tracker
What would you get
- free access to the product FOREVER
What would I get
- a beta tester who can pivot the direction of the product
DM me if you are interested
What would you get
- free access to the product FOREVER
What would I get
- a beta tester who can pivot the direction of the product
DM me if you are interested
Lately, I started considering more seriously starting my next project with a co-founder or at least another person involved in it ... somehow
I got inspired by Tibo, I don't think he has a product that he is doing it alone
I got inspired by Tibo, I don't think he has a product that he is doing it alone
December 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Lately, I started considering more seriously starting my next project with a co-founder or at least another person involved in it ... somehow
I got inspired by Tibo, I don't think he has a product that he is doing it alone
I got inspired by Tibo, I don't think he has a product that he is doing it alone
F*** it, I removed the magic link login
I ended up with 160+ "users" but only 2 of them actually registered
I might add a username/password login but just more for the sake of playing around with it, not that I accept users using it
I ended up with 160+ "users" but only 2 of them actually registered
I might add a username/password login but just more for the sake of playing around with it, not that I accept users using it
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
F*** it, I removed the magic link login
I ended up with 160+ "users" but only 2 of them actually registered
I might add a username/password login but just more for the sake of playing around with it, not that I accept users using it
I ended up with 160+ "users" but only 2 of them actually registered
I might add a username/password login but just more for the sake of playing around with it, not that I accept users using it
I am going to remove the magic link log-in and here is why:
- I have sent 100+ emails to all the people that typed their email for the magic link but never registered as a user
- 3 unsubscribed
- 7 marked it as spam
- I have sent 100+ emails to all the people that typed their email for the magic link but never registered as a user
- 3 unsubscribed
- 7 marked it as spam
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I am going to remove the magic link log-in and here is why:
- I have sent 100+ emails to all the people that typed their email for the magic link but never registered as a user
- 3 unsubscribed
- 7 marked it as spam
- I have sent 100+ emails to all the people that typed their email for the magic link but never registered as a user
- 3 unsubscribed
- 7 marked it as spam
My main programming language
2007: C#
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2018: JavaScript
2019: Java
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2018: JavaScript
2019: Java
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December 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My main programming language
2007: C#
2008: C#
2009: C#
2010: C#
2011: C#
2012: C#
2013: C#
2014: C#
2015: C#
2016: C#
2017: C#
2018: JavaScript
2019: Java
2020: C#
2021: C#
2022: C#
2023: C#
2024: C#
2025: C#
2007: C#
2008: C#
2009: C#
2010: C#
2011: C#
2012: C#
2013: C#
2014: C#
2015: C#
2016: C#
2017: C#
2018: JavaScript
2019: Java
2020: C#
2021: C#
2022: C#
2023: C#
2024: C#
2025: C#
I feel most of the indie makers are creating products around growing and promoting other products?
Launching platforms, SEO tools, growing on X, reddit, leads, marketing, backlinks, etc.
Few are building products with a different purpose than that - curious why is that?
Launching platforms, SEO tools, growing on X, reddit, leads, marketing, backlinks, etc.
Few are building products with a different purpose than that - curious why is that?
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I feel most of the indie makers are creating products around growing and promoting other products?
Launching platforms, SEO tools, growing on X, reddit, leads, marketing, backlinks, etc.
Few are building products with a different purpose than that - curious why is that?
Launching platforms, SEO tools, growing on X, reddit, leads, marketing, backlinks, etc.
Few are building products with a different purpose than that - curious why is that?