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title: "11sync shutdown"
date: 2024-07-01T00:04:30+03:00
slug: 11sync-shutdown
---
As you may have [read]({{< ref "log/2024/11sync-signup" >}}), I have created a
"hosted syncthing" pre-registration page in [11sync.net][11sync]. The
1-sentence pitch for the service is:
> 11sync.net is a Hosted Syncthing peer. Designed for Syncthing users seeking
> reliable backups and resilience.
Over the ~6 months sign-up page was live, 46 people[^1] signed up. This
sign-up activity signals this will unlikely be a sustainable business, so I am
halting all activity and will terminate the sign-up page soon. Thank you for
your interest if you have signed up, I appreciate that!
If you are interested, find a brief retrospective below.
Retrospective: timeline
-----------------------
* *2021:* start thinking about this idea, pitch to whomever will listen.
* *2022:* put together a PoC of the service: I would be comfortable offering it
to non-malicious technical friends.
* *2022:* following Avery Pennarun's [suggestion][chasm-blog], read Geoffrey A.
Moore's [Crossing the Chasm][chasm]. Stop all development, but occasionally
bug my family, signalling the idea is still there.
* *2024:* my precious wife gets tired of me bringing the start-up idea up,
urges to make a real move.
* Come up with a name, purchase a domain, create a simple pitch.
* Create a registration page in about a week (it' been lots of fun, since I
haven't touched Django in about a decade; it felt like meeting an old
friend).
* Start donating $128/month and get an [11sync.net logo in syncthing
page][archive]. I *guess* this is where my sign-ups come from, as I have
done no other reach-out.
* *Now:* I am shutting down the registration page, [11sync.net][11sync], until
expires, will redirect here.
All in all, the sign-up page, logo, reach-out to syncthing maintainers was a
very valuable exercise. I *almost* avoided the trap of creating a service that
barely anybody wants! If you have comments or strong feelings about this post,
you are, as always, welcome to [contact me]({{< ref "contact" >}}).
Some sign-up analysis
---------------------
Sign-ups by country:
```
+-----------------+-------+
| country | count |
+-----------------+-------+
| United States | 12 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| The Netherlands | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
+-----------------+-------+
```
By continent:
```
+---------------+-------+
| continent | count |
+---------------+-------+
| Europe | 26 |
| North America | 15 |
| South America | 3 |
| Asia | 2 |
| Oceania | 1 |
+---------------+-------+
```
Those are consistent with [syncthing stats][stats], no surprises here.
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[11sync]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154202/https://11sync.net/
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[stats]: https://data.syncthing.net/
[archive]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240626093759/https://syncthing.net/downloads/
[chasm]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Chasm
[chasm-blog]: https://apenwarr.ca/log/?m=201807
[^1]: they add up to 48. Two of them are mine.