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Why I finally ditched AWS for Statusly

After three years of fighting the AWS console, I found a platform that actually respects my time. Here is how Statusly saved my startup's sanity and helped me ship features faster.

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Sarah Jenkins

Oct 24, 2023 • 5 min read
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Deploying your first Node app

A quick start guide to getting your Hello World live on Statusly in under 5 minutes.

Tutorial 3 min read
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Understanding Uptime SLAs

What does 99.99% really mean for your business? A breakdown of the numbers that matter.

Infrastructure 7 min read

Statusly 2.0: The new dashboard

We rebuilt the UI from the ground up. Here is everything that changed and why it makes you faster.

Product News 4 min read
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How we handle 1M requests/day

A deep dive into the architecture that powers our own platform and keeps it humming.

Culture 10 min read
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Fixing the '502 Bad Gateway' error

The most common error in the wild and the three steps to squash it for good.

Tutorial 6 min read
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Why we built a status page

Transparency isn't just a feature; it's a trust builder. Here is how we communicate with users.

Product News 5 min read
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Scaling to 10k users

When your side project starts getting real traffic, here is how to scale without panic.

Infrastructure 8 min read

The joy of serverless

Is serverless right for your next project? We weigh the pros and cons for indie devs.

Culture 6 min read
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Setting up alerts on Slack

Get peace of mind by routing your Statusly alerts directly to your team's channel.

Tutorial 4 min read