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I made an emergency page for my family. You should too

I made an emergency page for my family. You should too

by delduca·May 27, 2026·82 points·105 comments

AI Analysis

MidCozy

Thoughtful personal emergency tool, but a single-page utility with narrow scope.

Strengths
  • Solves a real personal pain point: phone theft, battery death, emergency contact
  • Combines SMS, email, geolocation, and IP address in one fallback page
Weaknesses
  • Single-page utility that a spreadsheet or contacts app mostly replicates
  • Built for author's specific situation — limited general applicability
Category
Target Audience

Individuals wanting emergency contact backup

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Post Description

I have a bad memory and can't memorize some important numbers, so I created this project.

I've always been concerned about being without my phone (getting robbed - which is common in Brazil - running out of battery, having it break, etc.), so I decided to create a page that sends SMS messages (LLM-summarized) and emails with more detailed information such as geolocation, IP address, and the full message.

It’s a simple page that allows sending one or more messages, with recipients being myself and other people - for example, in case I or they need help or need to communicate something important.

The source code is available at https://github.com/skhaz/dokku/tree/main/apps/help

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