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Honestly, my little AI side project just got its first 100 daily users
I built a simple tool that uses a new open-source model to summarize long PDFs into bullet points, mostly just for my own use. Ngl, I checked the analytics this morning and saw 102 active users from yesterday, which blew my mind. Has anyone else had a small personal project suddenly get some real traction?
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avery_smith221mo ago
Whoa, that's awesome! Okay, first thing, make a quick backup of your code and data right now, before anything else. I learned that the hard way when my little weather widget got hugged to death. Then, check where those users are coming from. If it's one forum link, you might get a spike that fades, but if it's organic search, you're onto something real. Start thinking about a simple way to handle errors so people don't hit a blank page.
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dakotawood1mo ago
Backing up is key, but a quick backup might not save you if the server is already overloaded. The database can get corrupted during a high traffic event. A better first step is to put up a basic "too busy" page to stop new requests. That gives you time to make a clean backup and figure out scaling.
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