X Communities shuts down May 30.
If you've been using the #buildinpublic community there to document your indie dev journey — that timeline is gone. The posts, the context, the progress log you've been building for months.
I've been in the same boat. I build things in public and I want a record of it that doesn't disappear when a platform decides to restructure, pivot, or shut down.
So I built Openstage.
What it is
A public profile page for builders. Your URL is openstage.dev/yourusername.
Connect GitHub and your commits start flowing into your timeline automatically. Add milestones, shipped features, links, notes manually. It becomes a living record of what you built and when.
Here's mine: openstage.dev/tuxnotfound
Why it's different
Most build-in-public tools are either:
- Social feeds (Twitter, IH) — ephemeral, algorithm-dependent, rented space
- Changelogs (GitHub releases) — dev-facing, not built for public storytelling
- Personal blogs — great but manual and slow
Openstage sits in the gap: a public-facing builder profile that maintains itself from your GitHub activity, permanent, and fully yours.
What's in it
- 🔗 Profile at
openstage.dev/yourusername - ⚙️ GitHub OAuth sync — commits auto-appear on your timeline
- 📝 Manual entries: milestones, shipped features, links, notes, releases
- 🔥 Streaks — consecutive days with any activity
- 📊 Analytics (Pro) — views, countries, referrers, entry clicks
- OG card, embed widget, GitHub README badge
Free forever for the core profile. Pro tier is $7/month or $49 lifetime.
If you're losing your X Communities home, come claim your profile before May 30. Takes 2 minutes with GitHub OAuth.
Drop your openstage link in the comments — I'll follow along.