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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 12/07/2026

First time at @localfirstconf.com, looking forward to meeting many cool people! 🙌

A local-first conf 2026 banner mounted on a fence with metaballs in the backdrop behind the text

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 25/06/2026

I've forked the PDF on my persons website. This should work siidorow.dev/thesis 🙏

siidorow.dev

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 24/06/2026

Thanks @anselm.io, means a lot coming from someone building in the space. It was great talking to you and learning more about Jazz among other sync engines!

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Anselm Eickhoff @anselm.io · 24/06/2026

For his master's thesis, @siidorow.dev interviewed me about how @jazz.tools fits into the landscape of sync engines and local-first DBs. Now that it's published (congrats!) I can say that it is *the* most rigorous & precisely categorized overview of our field! PDF: aaltodoc.aalto.fi/server/api/c...

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 12/03/2026

Building good UI is really hard. Chat buys time to figure out what it actually needs to be. Not the end state, but way better than rushing dashboards nobody wants to use #buildinpublic #webdev

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 07/03/2026

My server is in Finland, run by a German company. No US jurisdiction over my data. That wasn't why I moved, but it's something I've started paying more attention to. Anyone else self-hosting? Where do you draw the line between convenience and control?

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 07/03/2026

NixOS and Kubernetes configs were mostly vibe coded with Claude. Took a weekend. Now I modify my infra from my phone. Prompt Claude, it opens a PR, I preview, I merge. No dashboards. Vibe infrastructure. And the cost stays at 8€ no matter how much I deploy.

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 07/03/2026

On Fly.io, Render, or Railway a single always-on service runs roughly 5-7€. But a real app is never one container. My sync engine powered app needs the app, a sync server, and Postgres. Three services, 15-20€ for one project. I run all that plus other apps on Hetzner for 8€ total.

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 07/03/2026

I moved all my personal projects off Vercel to a self-hosted Hetzner server Free tiers are great for hobby projects. But the moment you need long-running processes, you're paying. A sync engine, a 24/7 data collector, Postgres. These aren't serverless workloads. #buildinpublic #selfhosting #webdev

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 10/02/2026

Still looking for more interviews across all three groups. If this sounds like you, DM me - or just reply with what you're building, I'd love to hear about it #buildinpublic

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 10/02/2026

I've been interviewing practitioners across the space: engine builders, engineers using sync engines in production, and teams that built custom

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 10/02/2026

This has been really helpful for my MSc thesis research at Aalto University (@aalto.fi). I'm exploring sync engine architectures: when off-the-shelf sync works well and when teams end up building custom #localfirst #webdev

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 10/02/2026

This shouldn't surprise me. I notice this pattern in myself too - if I find some cool tech, I'll share it with colleagues and friends

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 10/02/2026

SWEs really love talking about their tech stack, especially if it involves sync or local-first

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 30/01/2026

Our caching strategy is "hope two people don't edit the same thing at once." Low concurrency has been carrying the entire stack for years. Now more users and larger orgs are jumping in and the cracks are starting to show.

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 16/02/2025

Full talk + transcript here: maggieappleton.com/home-cooked-... Want to try out sweepmail.app, the email experience for indie hackers, solopreneurs and founders? Join the waitlist at sweepmail.app 🧹

maggieappleton.com

Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers

The emerging golden age of home-cooked software, barefoot developers, and why the local-first community should help build it

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 16/02/2025

Just watched @maggieappleton.com's talk on home-cooked software and it really clicked with what I'm doing with sweepmail.app! 🎯 Makes sense that not every piece of software needs to scale to millions of users 🛠️ #buildinpublic #webdev #indiehacker

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 15/02/2025

I just launched a waitlist for sweepmail.app! ✨🧹 Google Cloud allows me to invite up to 100 test users. I will let some people test the app in the next few weeks once the core functionality is in place! #buildinpublic #indiehacker #productivity #webdev

sweepmail.app

Sweepmail - Reach Inbox Zero with Blazing Fast Email Automation

Powerful shortcuts and intelligent rules transform your inbox. Stay focused on what matters.

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 14/02/2025

Thanks Roope! Launch week coming 🙌🔥

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 09/02/2025

No public link yet, since the Google app would require verification for that. I could grant access to specific test user emails at a later stage if people want to try it out!

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 09/02/2025

I used @tanstack.com Query with indexeddb to make the app fast as heck. Next steps to figure out a smart way to prefetch the emails since the Gmail listing API only has IDs by default. If it even makes sense to do this without any server storage... #svelte #typescript #webdev

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 09/02/2025

I just built a toy version of my Gmail client for mysidequest.xyz Week 3! It has working OAuth and connection to the Gmail API. Only text render at this point, but I learned a lot about parsing the email format. I even got åöä to work properly 🙌 #webdev #sidequest #buildinpublic

Screenshot of a work in progress web application showing an email with text content only and a JSON block below that with the email in raw format

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 02/02/2025

I will experiment with many things, but presume the core would be: super fast client, keyboard shortcuts for everything, auto-triage and tagging! Thanks for the feedback

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 02/02/2025

Awesome! Looking forward to future updates to keep you posted

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 30/01/2025

I am building a side project with mysidequest.xyz! My goal for the program is to have a functioning email client that I can personally use instead of sluggish Gmail by the end of 6 weeks. Planning to post progress updates here every week! #svelte #local-first #gmail

Zero clicks, zero unread emails

Blazing shortcuts and smart rules run your email inbox on autopilot. Lets founders focus on what matters: ship fast and talk to customers—not on unread emails.

project index, sidequest

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Mikael Siidorow @handle.invalid · 27/11/2024

Hey bsky! Never became active on Twitter, but this seems like a new start 👋 Interested in all things web dev. Recently dove into the world of local-first thanks to @syntax.fm and @localfirst.fm. Looking to found a startup at some point in the near future 🏗️

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