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I like the idea, and would use the service, as the domain is short and memorable. But, this is a low hanging fruit for HN critics, the argument of: "is an app s

I like the idea, and would use the service, as the domain is short and memorable. But, this is a low hanging fruit for HN critics, the argument of: "is an app so I dont have to worry about a website being down" is pretty poor, you can host your website assets on Netlify/aws amplify/firebase/.... many more.... , with close to 99.99 % availability. And also provide an electron app for those who prefer to use an app. I wish you luck, and I hope we get a site, I like your service.

docuru 5y ago
Have you use impossibly, domainsfortherestofus, or namemesh? They're great tools, but all went offline for sometime now. And that's why I build a desktop app
- masterof0 5y ago
  Yeah, the server hosting their assets went down (probably), the same problem you could (I hope not) face serving requests from your client, right?
  - indigodaddy 5y ago
    Not if his requests just go directly to Whois servers though, right?
  - docuru 5y ago
    It can't run only with client assets/JS, it needs a backend as well. With ElectronJs, you can use Nodejs as the backend There is no official limit number of requests, but discussion from some forums, each TLD has a limit of 300-1000 queries each day. In any case, you hit the limit, it will open up again. Unlike online services, they haven't been back since
phgn 5y ago
This may be more of a power user tool, you also wouldn't pay $49 for the app right? What interests you about the app compared to searching directly at Namecheap etc?
- docuru 5y ago
  Yes, it is for people love checking out for domains. I do it quite often myself. The price was one-time and I'll let people who purchased it judge. The main feature is to generate one-word or short domain names with different recipes, and help you find the available ones. Domain providers don't have the name generator feature.
  - phgn 5y ago
    Yes I understand that, and think your approach makes a lot of sense. I was just trying to counter the "why native app" argument here - people looking for a power-user tool likely appreciate a more persistent app compared to a website.
    - docuru 5y ago
      That's on point

docuru 5y ago

Have you use impossibly, domainsfortherestofus, or namemesh? They're great tools, but all went offline for sometime now. And that's why I build a desktop app

masterof0 5y ago
Yeah, the server hosting their assets went down (probably), the same problem you could (I hope not) face serving requests from your client, right?
- indigodaddy 5y ago
  Not if his requests just go directly to Whois servers though, right?
- docuru 5y ago
  It can't run only with client assets/JS, it needs a backend as well. With ElectronJs, you can use Nodejs as the backend There is no official limit number of requests, but discussion from some forums, each TLD has a limit of 300-1000 queries each day. In any case, you hit the limit, it will open up again. Unlike online services, they haven't been back since

phgn 5y ago

This may be more of a power user tool, you also wouldn't pay $49 for the app right? What interests you about the app compared to searching directly at Namecheap etc?

docuru 5y ago
Yes, it is for people love checking out for domains. I do it quite often myself. The price was one-time and I'll let people who purchased it judge. The main feature is to generate one-word or short domain names with different recipes, and help you find the available ones. Domain providers don't have the name generator feature.
- phgn 5y ago
  Yes I understand that, and think your approach makes a lot of sense. I was just trying to counter the "why native app" argument here - people looking for a power-user tool likely appreciate a more persistent app compared to a website.
  - docuru 5y ago
    That's on point