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I've built whm [0] also known as WiFi heatmap generator. This project is actually just a week old. For the past few weeks I was searching for a proper tool that

I've built whm [0] also known as WiFi heatmap generator. This project is actually just a week old. For the past few weeks I was searching for a proper tool that can benchmark and profile my Access Point locations at my home. Tried a lot of android and windows apps and got frustrated using them. So I ended up making whm and releasing it to public. The project currently is able to capture metrics like WiFi latency, jitter TCP and UDP bandwidth across iperf3, speedtest and librespeed. So far its only me who is maintaining it and hopefully some might be interested in it. [0]: https://github.com/Nischay-Pro/wifi-heat-mapper https://github.com/Nischay-Pro/wifi-heat-mapper

andreacavagna 5y ago
nice project! have any idea on how to comunicate the project properly? I've seen so far that is truly important create a community behind a project, and that's the true power of open-source, because if there is an audience and a community interested in solving a common problem, it will be also something available to pay for a solution tha solve a common problem
- NischayPro 5y ago
  Yeah, I agree. The initial stages of releasing to public is always rough. You need to gain traction and be able to capture a suitable audience who is willing to use the product. Unfortunately open-source projects are not some product you can make ads on and show it on TVs or billboards. But thankfully there exists platforms like Hacker News and Reddit. Two good platforms where you can post about your product. While its more specific on Reddit, you need to share it on a subreddit you think whose audience closely resonates with your project. Once your project becomes popular that's usually when companies start looking at it. And when you reach that stage you probably already have established a community for your project.
  - andreacavagna 5y ago
    I completely agree with you, also I can suggest a model to measure the gravity of your community in an open-source project, take a look at Orbit: https://orbit.love/ https://orbit.love/

andreacavagna 5y ago

nice project! have any idea on how to comunicate the project properly? I've seen so far that is truly important create a community behind a project, and that's the true power of open-source, because if there is an audience and a community interested in solving a common problem, it will be also something available to pay for a solution tha solve a common problem

NischayPro 5y ago
Yeah, I agree. The initial stages of releasing to public is always rough. You need to gain traction and be able to capture a suitable audience who is willing to use the product. Unfortunately open-source projects are not some product you can make ads on and show it on TVs or billboards. But thankfully there exists platforms like Hacker News and Reddit. Two good platforms where you can post about your product. While its more specific on Reddit, you need to share it on a subreddit you think whose audience closely resonates with your project. Once your project becomes popular that's usually when companies start looking at it. And when you reach that stage you probably already have established a community for your project.
- andreacavagna 5y ago
  I completely agree with you, also I can suggest a model to measure the gravity of your community in an open-source project, take a look at Orbit: https://orbit.love/ https://orbit.love/