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Yes, I vibed coded something But not sure what to do with it

Yes, I vibed coded something But not sure what to do with it

by ebfe1·May 21, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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AI Analysis

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Client-side encryption before server touch is the right call for dead man's switches.

Strengths
  • •AES-256-GCM encryption in browser means server never sees plaintext messages.
  • •Optional password layer adds out-of-band security beyond encryption key.
  • •Flexible scheduling: specific dates or post-mortem delivery with grace periods.
Weaknesses
  • •Trust problem: why trust a solo 'vibe coded' app with your final messages?
  • •No clear business model; hosting video storage long-term gets expensive fast.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

People planning end-of-life messages or legacy communications

Similar To

Dead Man's Switch · FutureMe · SafeBeyond

Post Description

A friend passed away last year from cancer and I wanted to make a simple app to help delivering her message to love ones but work and responsibilities got in the way before I could finish it. Fast forward to a few weekends ago, I picked it up again, this time, I fully vibed coded it and tell it to build the way I wanted to and try to make it as cheap to run as possible.

Now it is up... It can send messages, it can let you record messages/voice, video... It encrypts messages in the browser with personalised key and it let you even set a password to further protect the message (unrecoverable if you forget it as password never send back to my server).

Well... I did it, I have an app after a few days and I want to make it free/pay as you want for people to send messages/voice, video to love ones beyond the grave but now I have no idea if it would be practical for me to host it and who would even trust a random person's vibe coded app on internet... And how can I keep it running even after I die lol ... What do you think? Any advice?

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