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