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

by zevir on 4/10/23, 10:28 PM with 18 comments

I have an open source CLI tool for provisioning preview environments. I want to get it in front of relevant developers. What are the most effective methods for doing this? Thank you!

  • by tester457 on 4/11/23, 1:07 AM

    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...

  • by evolve2k on 4/10/23, 10:52 PM

    Share it here. Seriously, prepare a Show HN post and give enough info on what it is and why people might want to use it.

  • by lordkrandel on 4/10/23, 11:01 PM

    There are "awesome" lists on github, get in touch with maintainers

  • by magarnicle on 4/11/23, 3:49 AM

    https://console.dev/tools/

    I find a lot of tools from their newsletter.

  • by cozzyd on 4/11/23, 12:53 AM

    I wish freshmeat was still a thing! Is there a replacement?

  • by tabtab on 4/11/23, 12:11 AM

    Make a website showing several realistic scenarios of it doing helpful things, and document it well.

  • by pharmakom on 4/11/23, 6:11 AM

    Be wary asking this. People may state how they prefer to be contacted / promoted to, but this may not align with what is actually effective.

  • by hammyhavoc on 4/11/23, 10:41 AM

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