r/indiewebdev

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About r/indiewebdev

A community for independent web developers of all skill levels, building personal or experimental websites and tools. Share projects, get feedback, discuss web standards, and connect with like-minded creators who are passionate about shaping the web outside the mainstream.

The community at a glance

r/indiewebdev is a Subreddit for Web Developers and Indie Hackers with roughly 9K members. It has been around since 2021. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 5th largest community in the Indie Business topic page.

Roughly 2K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Javascript, Css, and Html. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention python, reactjs, and angularjs.

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Established 2021
9K Members

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Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +2K members
Growth: +33.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 955 members
  • 2024: 390 members
  • 2025: 1K members
  • 2026: 1K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 58 members
  • Aug: 71 members
  • Sep: 39 members
  • Oct: 169 members
  • Nov: 267 members
  • Dec: 484 members
  • Jan: 661 members
  • Feb: 122 members
  • Mar: 91 members
  • Apr: 61 members
  • May: 113 members
  • Jun: 13 members

Themes

  • Self-Promotion
    22 posts in the past month
    1. I made a website where anyone can feed my cat
    2. I made a simple typing game with NextJS
    3. I created a free chrome extension which allows you to see real-time stock data, directly on Twitter, by hovering over stock cashtags
    #1
    Self-Promotion
    I made a website where anyone can feed my cat · I made a simple typing game with NextJS · I created a free chrome extension which allows you to see real-time stock data, directly on Twitter, by hovering over stock cashtags
    22
  • Advice Requests
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Get User Current Location Using JavaScript
    2. Learn To Build A To-Do App with Authentication Vue.js & Firebase Tutorial
    3. I'm going to self-host my websites with raspberry pi. Any tips?
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Get User Current Location Using JavaScript · Learn To Build A To-Do App with Authentication Vue.js & Firebase Tutorial · I'm going to self-host my websites with raspberry pi. Any tips?
    16
  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Which mobile app technology stack should I have to suggest to my client?
    2. Has Anyone Else Tried Kamatera? Here’s My Experience
    3. OkSo - Minimalistic online drawing app
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Which mobile app technology stack should I have to suggest to my client? · Has Anyone Else Tried Kamatera? Here’s My Experience · OkSo - Minimalistic online drawing app
    8
  • Ideas
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS)
    2. I made a web-based synthesizer that uses real-world asteroid data
    3. Trying to create Slambook
    #4
    Ideas
    Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS) · I made a web-based synthesizer that uses real-world asteroid data · Trying to create Slambook
    6
  • News
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Javascript News 1st Week(Nov) #52– Developer Tools secrets that shouldn’t be secrets, Supercharge Your NodeJS With Rust, React Conf 2021: It's Online and It's Free - The ArrowFn
    2. SemVer: The Tricky Parts
    3. Javascript News 3rd Week(Mar) #70– npm package node-ipc was found to contain malicious code that wipes files on disk, Inside Your node_modules Folder, An update on the New Architecture Rollout
    #5
    News
    Javascript News 1st Week(Nov) #52– Developer Tools secrets that shouldn’t be secrets, Supercharge Your NodeJS With Rust, React Conf 2021: It's Online and It's Free - The ArrowFn · SemVer: The Tricky Parts · Javascript News 3rd Week(Mar) #70– npm package node-ipc was found to contain malicious code that wipes files on disk, Inside Your node_modules Folder, An update on the New Architecture Rollout
    3

Topics

  • Javascript
    60 posts in the past month
    1. Some of my new experimental particle and ASCII art effects with vanilla JavaScript
    2. This week I was doing some drawing and animation experiments with vanilla JavaScript (source code included)
    3. This week I've been experimenting with advanced vanilla JavaScript UI animations, what do you think?
    #1
    Javascript
    Some of my new experimental particle and ASCII art effects with vanilla JavaScript · This week I was doing some drawing and animation experiments with vanilla JavaScript (source code included) · This week I've been experimenting with advanced vanilla JavaScript UI animations, what do you think?
    60
  • Css
    42 posts in the past month
    1. Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS)
    2. CSS Flexbox Responsive Registration Form For BEGINNERS
    3. Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments.
    #2
    Css
    Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS) · CSS Flexbox Responsive Registration Form For BEGINNERS · Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments.
    42
  • Html
    41 posts in the past month
    1. Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments.
    2. Learn 3 Ways To Create HTML Element In JavaScript (Beginners)
    3. Tetris game development using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas - Part (2/5)
    #3
    Html
    Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments. · Learn 3 Ways To Create HTML Element In JavaScript (Beginners) · Tetris game development using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas - Part (2/5)
    41
  • React
    30 posts in the past month
    1. Introducing ReactPlay - An opensource platform for developers to learn, create and share ReactJS projects with the developer community.
    2. How to integrate video chat in Reactjs & Nodejs website using Daily.co
    3. Mastering React was never easier - "React - The Road To Enterprise" has finally launched!
    #4
    React
    Introducing ReactPlay - An opensource platform for developers to learn, create and share ReactJS projects with the developer community. · How to integrate video chat in Reactjs & Nodejs website using Daily.co · Mastering React was never easier - "React - The Road To Enterprise" has finally launched!
    30
  • Website
    28 posts in the past month
    1. I made a website where anyone can feed my cat
    2. Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments.
    3. I made a website to list awesome devtools I use or find interesting.
    #5
    Website
    I made a website where anyone can feed my cat · Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic HTML,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments. · I made a website to list awesome devtools I use or find interesting.
    28

Flair

  • showcase
    36 posts in the past month
    1. I created a free chrome extension which allows you to see real-time stock data, directly on Twitter, by hovering over stock cashtags
    2. Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS)
    3. Free back-to-top button generator
    #1
    showcase
    I created a free chrome extension which allows you to see real-time stock data, directly on Twitter, by hovering over stock cashtags · Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS) · Free back-to-top button generator
    36
  • article
    17 posts in the past month
    1. How I run one of the world’s top 370K websites for free
    2. Performance Vs Scalability
    3. How to use Next.js with Docker and Docker compose a beginners guide
    #2
    article
    How I run one of the world’s top 370K websites for free · Performance Vs Scalability · How to use Next.js with Docker and Docker compose a beginners guide
    17
  • open source
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Open source alternative to Postman — Hoppscotch v2.0 launched
    2. I'm offering a $20 bounty for the first 30 new projects that use tsstyled
    3. Tetris game development with JavaScript - Part (3/5)
    #3
    open source
    Open source alternative to Postman — Hoppscotch v2.0 launched · I'm offering a $20 bounty for the first 30 new projects that use tsstyled · Tetris game development with JavaScript - Part (3/5)
    7
  • other
    4 posts in the past month
    1. The importance of Firefox in keep web standards open
    2. Tetris game development using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas - Part (2/5)
    3. How to build a beautiful To Do List // HTML & CSS in-depth
    #4
    other
    The importance of Firefox in keep web standards open · Tetris game development using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas - Part (2/5) · How to build a beautiful To Do List // HTML & CSS in-depth
    4
  • Demo
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I quit my job 8 months ago to build the DJ game I always wished existed — it just got approved on Steam!
    2. Windows 98 Web app
    3. Free Open Source BLOCKLIST / WHITELIST Anything on YouTube w/ P2P No-Server Device Sync
    #5
    Demo
    I quit my job 8 months ago to build the DJ game I always wished existed — it just got approved on Steam! · Windows 98 Web app · Free Open Source BLOCKLIST / WHITELIST Anything on YouTube w/ P2P No-Server Device Sync
    3

Product recommendations

  • python
    1 post in the past month
    1. Best way to learn Python to start a career as a SD
    #1
    python
    Best way to learn Python to start a career as a SD
    1
  • reactjs
    1 post in the past month
    1. 6 reasons why ReactJS can be the best choice for your front-end development project
    #2
    reactjs
    6 reasons why ReactJS can be the best choice for your front-end development project
    1
  • angularjs
    1 post in the past month
    1. AngularJS- The Best Guide for Beginners
    #3
    angularjs
    AngularJS- The Best Guide for Beginners
    1
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/indiewebdev for?
Best for Web Developers and Indie Hackers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/indiewebdev free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/indiewebdev have?
Roughly 9K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/indiewebdev on?
r/indiewebdev runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/indiewebdev cover?
On the Hive Index, r/indiewebdev is organized under Web Developers, Indie Hackers.
How do I join r/indiewebdev?
You can join r/indiewebdev by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Web Development communities like?
Communities for web developers working across the stack, from front-end frameworks to backend architecture and deployment. Discord and Slack host the most active spaces, with communities organized around specific languages, tools, and frameworks. Good for getting code review, talking through architecture decisions, or finding collaborators.
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