From 3ead13e20673e0ecea394bf3dd714d44e878354a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Motiejus=20Jak=C5=A1tys?= Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 00:51:32 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] syncthing shutdown --- content/log/2024/11sync-shutdown.md | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/log/2024/11sync-shutdown.md diff --git a/content/log/2024/11sync-shutdown.md b/content/log/2024/11sync-shutdown.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..554f6c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/log/2024/11sync-shutdown.md @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +--- +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. + +[11sync]: https://11sync.net +[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.