The ProdFix Blog

You're an indie hacker with multiple projects running simultaneously. Here's how to monitor all of them with one setup, one dashboard, and zero overhead.

The definitive tech stack for indie hackers in 2025: hosting, databases, payments, monitoring, and AI tools — all chosen for speed, cost, and solo operability.

You shouldn't have to choose between monitoring and runway. Here's how to get full production visibility for under $20/month — or free.

Building in public means your bugs are public too. Here's how to ship confidently in front of your audience without embarrassing production failures.

Most Product Hunt launches fail not because of bad products but preventable mistakes. Here are the 7 most common, with specific fixes.

Most indie hackers think error monitoring is just for large teams. It's not. Here's what you're missing and why it matters for MRR.

Your side project worked fine for 10 users. At 1000, things break. Here's what changes as you scale from side project to real SaaS — and how to prepare.

Running multiple projects solo is brutal. Here's how to set up systems — including monitoring — that let you context-switch without dropping balls.

These bugs don't throw errors in your face — they quietly drive away paying customers. Here's how to find and eliminate the hidden MRR killers in your SaaS.

Shipping on a weekend? Here's the checklist that keeps you from ruining your Sunday — and your users' Monday.

The complete MVP checklist for indie hackers: what to include, what to skip, and the monitoring you can't launch without.

Running multiple micro-SaaS products? Here's how to monitor all of them affordably.

Automate the maintenance work so you can focus on building. The tools and setup that run your portfolio on autopilot.

The exact infrastructure stack that takes a bootstrapped SaaS from zero to $10k MRR for under $50/month.

Building in public means sharing failures too. Here's how to be transparent about bugs and outages without scaring users.

When your tweet goes viral, you have minutes to respond to what breaks. Here's the technical prep that makes it survivable.

Third-party API rate limits kill indie SaaS products. Here's how to handle them before they become incidents.

When your side project becomes your main income, your technical requirements change. Here's what to upgrade and when.

Most indie SaaS will never need to scale their database beyond these simple steps. Here's the practical guide.

Weekend projects accumulate technical debt fast. Here's how to manage it before it breaks your users' trust.

You don't need sub-second page loads. You need fast enough. Here's the performance budget that maximizes retention.

Mixing no-code tools with custom code creates blind spots. Here's how to monitor hybrid stacks effectively.

Show HN brings sharp-eyed technical users. Here's the technical prep that makes your Show HN survive the scrutiny.

Webhooks silently fail more than any other integration. Here's how to monitor them and never miss a Stripe event.