LaunchWakeBan Risk Lookup
Where can you post your startup — safely?
Every community has unwritten rules, and breaking them gets your post removed or your account banned. Here's the posting playbook for the channels technical founders actually launch in.
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AlternativeTo
software discovery · high buyer intent
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
BetaList
early-adopter directory for pre-launch startups
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
BetaPage
early adopters · beta & new startup discovery
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Bluesky
Fast-growing open social network with a large developer, open-source, and indie-maker presence built on the AT Protocol.
Low ban risk·Weekdays, 9am-12pm ET
Changelog News
Thousands of developers · weekly dev news + podcast
Low ban risk·Weekly (Monday)
Console.dev
~30k+ developers · weekly devtools reviews
Low ban risk·Weekly (published Thursdays)
dev.to
developer blogging community
Low ban risk·Any weekday morning
DevHunt
developer tools · built by developers
Low ban risk·Rolling (weekly)
Fazier
indie product launches · daily feed
Low ban risk·Rolling
Fosstodon
Invite-friendly Mastodon instance for people into technology and free & open-source software.
Low ban risk·Weekdays, 9-11am ET
freeCodeCamp News
Huge audience of learners and working developers; high-authority publication for tutorials and technical explainers.
Low ban risk·Mon-Wed, 9am-12pm ET
Frontend Focus
~50k+ frontend developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Wednesday)
Futurepedia
AI tools directory · professional audience
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Golang Weekly
~40k+ Go developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Friday)
Hacker News
front page · technical, skeptical, high reach
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu 8am ET
Hacker News — Show HN
~5M developers & founders · very high intent
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu 8am ET
HackerNoon
Large technology and startup audience; editor-reviewed stories on software, AI, crypto, and building companies.
Low ban risk·Tue-Wed, 8-10am ET
Hashnode
developer blogging network
Low ban risk·Any weekday
Indie Hackers — Show IH
warm founder & bootstrapper community
Low ban risk·Weekday mornings
Instagram Reels
Broad consumer and prosumer audience skewing design-, lifestyle-, and brand-conscious; Reels is Instagram's primary reach surface and rewards a strong visual aesthetic.
Low ban risk·Mon/Wed/Fri, 11am–1pm & 7–9pm
Instagram Reels — Design & Before/After
Large design, UI/UX, and creative-tool audience on Instagram that engages heavily with before/after transformations, timelapses, and screen-recorded craft.
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu, 12–2pm & 8–10pm
JavaScript Weekly
~150k+ JS developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Friday)
Launching Next
early-stage startup directory · newsletter reach
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
LinkedIn
B2B buyers, professional network
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu 8–10am local
Medium
Broad general and tech readership; strong distribution for tutorials, engineering deep-dives, and founder stories via curated publications.
Low ban risk·Tue-Thu, 9-11am ET
MicroLaunch
indie products · month-long visibility
Low ban risk·Rolling
Node Weekly
~80k+ Node.js developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Wednesday)
Peerlist Launchpad
builder network · weekly launch spotlight
Low ban risk·Mondays (UTC)
Product Hunt
makers, early adopters, PMs
Low ban risk·Tue 00:01 PT
PyCoder's Weekly
~100k+ Python developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Wednesday)
r/SideProject
~250k indie makers & founders
Low ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
React Status
~40k+ React developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Wednesday)
Ruby Weekly
~60k+ Ruby developers · weekly curated links
Low ban risk·Weekly (Thursday)
SaaSHub
SaaS discovery · alternatives & reviews
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
SideProjectors
side-project marketplace · makers buying & showcasing
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Slant
"best X" product recommendations · comparison intent
Low ban risk·Anytime
StackShare
dev tech-stack discovery · engineering audience
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Startup Stash
curated startup tools & resources · founder audience
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Substack
Your own subscription newsletter plus the Substack network and Notes; technology is one of the platform's largest categories, home to engineering and system-design writers.
Low ban risk·Tue/Thu, 7-9am ET
There's An AI For That
AI tool discovery · large AI audience
Low ban risk·Anytime (queued)
TikTok — App Demo
Consumer app discovery on TikTok: viewers actively surface 'apps you should have' and satisfying product demos, then search the App Store by name — strong for a phone app with a visual, in-hand moment.
Low ban risk·Daily, 7–10pm (viewer's local time)
TikTok — Build in Public
Hundreds of millions of mostly-mobile consumers, with a fast-growing #buildinpublic and indie-founder creator scene that rewards authentic 'making of' journeys and honest app reveals over polished ads.
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu, 6–9pm (viewer's local time)
TikTok — Gameplay Clips
Huge #indiegame and gaming audience that shares and stitches satisfying gameplay clips; a strong wishlist/download driver for a visually distinctive game.
Low ban risk·Fri–Sun, 5–9pm (viewer's local time)
Uneed
indie product launches · daily competition
Low ban risk·Rolling (pick launch date)
WIP
maker community shipping in public
Low ban risk·Any day
X (Twitter)
dev-Twitter, build-in-public founders
Low ban risk·Tue–Thu 9am ET
YouTube Shorts
Massive consumer audience with strong intent and search discovery; Shorts can funnel viewers to a full channel, and unlike the other two, YouTube descriptions DO allow a real clickable link.
Low ban risk·Daily, 12–3pm & 7–10pm
YouTube Shorts — Gaming
One of the largest gaming audiences anywhere; Shorts clips of standout gameplay drive channel subs and store-page traffic, with a clickable link available in the description.
Low ban risk·Fri–Sun, 4–9pm (viewer's local time)
Astro Discord
~36k Astro developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #showcase
Ben's Bites
~100k+ subscribers · AI news for builders & founders
Medium ban risk·Daily (weekdays)
Bytes (JavaScript)
~200k+ subscribers · twice-weekly JS digest
Medium ban risk·Twice weekly (Mon & Thu)
Designer News
Community of designers and design-minded technologists sharing links, tools, and product launches.
Medium ban risk·Tue-Thu, 10am-1pm ET
devcord
~45k web developers & learners
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the self-promo channel
DZone
Professional software-development audience across Java, DevOps, cloud, databases, and architecture.
Medium ban risk·Tue-Thu, 8-10am ET
Elixir Language Discord
~20k Elixir developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the showcase channel
G2
software reviews · high buyer intent · enterprise
Medium ban risk·Anytime (queued)
Gophers Slack
~40k Go developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #showandtell
Hachyderm
Curated Mastodon instance of tech-industry professionals; strong SRE, infrastructure, and engineering presence.
Medium ban risk·Weekdays, 10am-1pm ET
Hacker Newsletter
~60k subscribers · weekly best of Hacker News
Medium ban risk·Weekly (Friday)
Indie Hackers Discord
~10k indie founders, makers & entrepreneurs
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the share-your-project channel
Last Week in AWS
~30k+ cloud engineers · weekly AWS news with snark
Medium ban risk·Weekly (Monday AM PT)
Lobste.rs
invite-only · high-signal technical crowd
Medium ban risk·Invite only
Next.js Discord
~110k Next.js developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #showcase
Nuxt Discord
~31k Nuxt & Vue developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the showcase channel
Python Weekly
~100k+ Python developers · weekly curated links
Medium ban risk·Weekly (Thursday)
r/devops
SRE / platform / infra engineers
Medium ban risk·Tue–Thu 9am ET
r/django
~130k Django developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/dotnet
~230k .NET developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/Entrepreneur
broad entrepreneur audience
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/FlutterDev
~180k Flutter developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/golang
~250k Go developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/iOSProgramming
~110k iOS developers
Medium ban risk·Self Promotion Saturday
r/kubernetes
~200k Kubernetes practitioners
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/laravel
~90k Laravel developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/LocalLLaMA
~300k local-LLM enthusiasts
Medium ban risk·Weekday evenings ET
r/node
Node.js developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/Python
~1.3M Python developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/rails
~80k Ruby on Rails developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/rust
~300k Rust developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/selfhosted
self-hosting & open-source enthusiasts
Medium ban risk·Weekend mornings
r/startups
founders & early operators
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/sveltejs
~55k Svelte developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/swift
~90k Swift developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/vuejs
~100k Vue developers
Medium ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/webdev
2.6M members · web developers
Medium ban risk·Mon/Wed 9am ET
Rust Programming Language Community
~70k Rust developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #showcase
Supabase Discord
~50k developers building on Supabase
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #showcase
Svelte Discord
~66k Svelte developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the show-and-tell channel
Tailwind CSS Discord
~40k Tailwind CSS & frontend developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in the show-and-tell channel
TLDR AI
~1.1M subscribers · daily AI news & tools digest
Medium ban risk·Daily (weekdays)
TLDR Newsletter
~7M+ subscribers · daily byte-sized tech digest
Medium ban risk·Daily (weekday mornings)
Vue Land
~40k Vue.js developers
Medium ban risk·Anytime in #show-and-tell
Ministry of Testing — The Club
Global community of software testers, QA, and quality engineers discussing tools and practices.
High ban risk·Tue-Thu, 8-11am ET
Python Discord
~350k Python developers
High ban risk·Weekday afternoons
r/androiddev
~200k Android developers
High ban risk·Weekly promo thread
r/csharp
~300k C# developers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/cybersecurity
~900k security professionals
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/datascience
~1.5M data scientists
High ban risk·Weekly sticky thread
r/gamedev
~1.3M game developers
High ban risk·Anytime (discussion only)
r/homelab
~750k self-hosting & homelab enthusiasts
High ban risk·Weekly sticky thread
r/java
~450k Java developers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/javascript
1.9M · JS developers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/MachineLearning
~3M ML researchers & engineers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/netsec
~600k security researchers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/PHP
~170k PHP developers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/programming
6M+ · general programming, skeptical
High ban risk·Weekday mornings ET
r/reactjs
~400k React developers
High ban risk·Weekly Show thread
r/SaaS
SaaS founders & operators
High ban risk·Tue–Thu 10am ET
Rands Leadership Slack
~30k engineering leaders & managers
High ban risk·Weekday mornings (US)
Reactiflux
~200k React & JavaScript developers
High ban risk·Weekday afternoons (US/EU overlap)
Stack Overflow
The largest Q&A community for programmers; enormous reach but strictly help-focused, not promotional.
High ban risk·Tue-Thu, 9am-1pm ET
The Programmer's Hangout
~100k general programmers
High ban risk·Weekday evenings