Channels
The vetted catalog — every venue with its real rules, ban risk, and how it performs for products like yours.
A catalog, not a guess
LaunchWake ships 40+ real communities with their actual posting rules and account requirements. Plans can only recommend from this list — so you never get sent to a made-up subreddit that gets you banned.
| Channel | Audience | Fit | Ban risk | Best time | Median signups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News — Show HN | ~5M developers & founders | 92 | Low | Tue–Thu, 8am ET | 34 |
| Product Hunt | Makers & early adopters | 88 | Low | Tue, 12:01am PT | 22 |
| r/devops | ~520k platform & ops engineers | 85 | Medium | Weekdays, 9–11am ET | 12 |
| Lobsters | High-signal engineering community | 80 | Medium | Weekdays | 9 |
| r/selfhosted | ~380k self-hosting enthusiasts | 78 | Medium | Weekends | 11 |
| DEV.to | Developers who read long-form | 76 | Low | Tue–Thu mornings | 8 |
| TikTok — Build in public | Short-form · founders & devs | 74 | Low | Weekdays, 6–9pm | 5 |
| Indie Hackers | Bootstrappers & solo founders | 71 | Low | Weekday mornings | 7 |
Median-signups benchmarks by category are a Pro feature — start free to see how your product type performs on each channel.