Peeng
Infrastructure
heartbeat monitoring
SHOW HN2023
84points
72comments
#761of 3,109 in 2023
Top 25%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 18 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Design: 1 for, 8 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and easy to set up
From 2 comments
Neat! I definitely read the name as "Peeing" and was confused. (Most people parse words using the first few letters and last few letters when they scan.) The blurb on the site…
postmortembees on HNIt tells you cron is running. It tells you your junior dev did not accidentally reconfigure your cron to go once a week rather than once an hour. It tells you that the program…
koliber on HN
Objections
Name sounds like 'pee' and is off-putting
From 4 comments
I don’t currently need something like this, but I like the simplicity and it seems handy. Tech aside, I’m compelled to say that I don’t like the name. It is one letter off from a…
schemescape on HNseconded; calling it "pee-ng" will limit adoption
abwizz on HNSo you are basically making a dead man's switch, it seems [0]. However, why should I send requests to you rather than you pinging me? It saves on your server costs, sure, but it…
satvikpendem on HNThis seems like a neat little service. Just a heads up. Here in the UK Peng is slang for sexually attractive.
rShergold on HN
Landing page and blurb are unclear about what the product does
From 3 comments
Neat! I definitely read the name as "Peeing" and was confused. (Most people parse words using the first few letters and last few letters when they scan.) The blurb on the site…
postmortembees on HNthe name suffix suggests that it is implemented as a shell script. the homepage does not convey any information about this script or anything else like setup instructions. if i…
abwizz on HNI'd suggest your homepage mention a few use cases (like the ones you described above). My first thought when I clicked the link was "What would I ever use this for?".
jedberg on HN
Mobile menu button does not work on iOS
From 2 comments
FYI: Menu button doesn’t work for me on iOS.
schemescape on HNI don’t currently need something like this, but I like the simplicity and it seems handy. Tech aside, I’m compelled to say that I don’t like the name. It is one letter off from a…
schemescape on HN
Existing tools like healthchecks.io and Cronitor already do this
From 3 comments
A service in a very similar vein is https://healthchecks.io/ - which also provides a nice perspective on how low-effort the setup for a service with a substantial amount of users…
thunfisch on HNSounds like https://deadmanssnitch.com with a bigger free plan, or is there a fundamental difference?
lucb1e on HNI use https://healthchecks.io, how is Peeng better?
XCSme on HN
Requests
Ability to ping a second check endpoint and send results in the POST
From 1 comment
I would sign up if you allowed me to ping a 2nd “check status” endpoint then send the results in the POST.
Flemlord on HN
Use cases described on the homepage
From 1 comment
I'd suggest your homepage mention a few use cases (like the ones you described above). My first thought when I clicked the link was "What would I ever use this for?".
jedberg on HN
Questions
How does it differ from healthchecks.io or Deadmanssnitch
From 3 comments
I've used healthchecks.io for years (and Laravel eco system has some heartbeat checks built into their system), I'm curious how Peeng differs?
KerryJones on HNSounds like https://deadmanssnitch.com with a bigger free plan, or is there a fundamental difference?
lucb1e on HNI use https://healthchecks.io, how is Peeng better?
XCSme on HN
How it distinguishes pings from the same IP
From 1 comment
How does Peeng differentiate between 'pings' from different services coming from the same IP? Payload? For example, if I wanted to use this for an appserver and db server and…
TheIronMark on HN
Alternatives named
healthchecks.io
From 1 comment
A service in a very similar vein is https://healthchecks.io/ - which also provides a nice perspective on how low-effort the setup for a service with a substantial amount of users…
thunfisch on HN
Deadmanssnitch
From 1 comment
There's a great service already existing with a riff on that name, even - https://deadmanssnitch.com/ DMS is useful for stuff like crons where you're trying to monitor an event…
sethhochberg on HN
Cronitor
From 1 comment
Cronitor
encoderer on HN
OnlineOrNot
From 1 comment
I've been building OnlineOrNot (https://onlineornot.com) for two years now - there's definitely room for more players in the market :)
rozenmd on HN