LaunchWakeChannels / Best communities for indie hackers to launch
Launch guide
Best communities for indie hackers to launch
Where solo founders and indie hackers share what they built — transparent, numbers-friendly communities and their posting norms.
10 channels, safest first
Bluesky
Fast-growing open social network with a large developer, open-source, and indie-maker presence built on the AT Protocol.
Low·Weekdays, 9am-12pm ET
Fazier
indie product launches · daily feed
Low·Rolling
Indie Hackers — Show IH
warm founder & bootstrapper community
Low·Weekday mornings
MicroLaunch
indie products · month-long visibility
Low·Rolling
r/SideProject
~250k indie makers & founders
Low·Weekday mornings ET
SideProjectors
side-project marketplace · makers buying & showcasing
Low·Anytime (queued)
Uneed
indie product launches · daily competition
Low·Rolling (pick launch date)
WIP
maker community shipping in public
Low·Any day
X (Twitter)
dev-Twitter, build-in-public founders
Low·Tue–Thu 9am ET
Indie Hackers Discord
~10k indie founders, makers & entrepreneurs
Medium·Anytime in the share-your-project channel
Which of these actually fit YOUR product?
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