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I built a personal knowledge base for developers in 2 days—here's what I learned

The Problem

Like most developers, my knowledge was scattered everywhere.

Code snippets lived in random .txt files. Terminal commands
I Googled every single time. Internal server notes buried in
WhatsApp. Bug fixes I solved once and completely forgot.

Sound familiar?

What I Built

I built SnipVault — a personal knowledge base
that keeps everything in one place.

6 Content Types

⌥ Code -> Functions, components, boilerplate
❯ Command -> Terminal, git, docker commands
◎ Note -> Internal info, server quirks
⇗ Link -> Docs, tools, references
≡ SOP -> Step by step processes
⚑ Fix -> Bug solutions

Features

Tech Stack

  • Frontend — React + Vite
  • Database — Supabase (PostgreSQL)
  • Auth — Supabase Auth
  • Hosting — Vercel

What I learned in 2 days

  1. Supabase Row Level Security is incredibly powerful
  2. Vite + React is the fastest way to ship
  3. Fuzzy search without AI is good enough for v1
  4. Shipping beats perfecting

Try It

🔗 Live: https://snip-vault-psi.vercel.app/landing.html
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Free to use. 20 entries on free plan.
AI semantic search coming in Pro ($5/month).

Would love feedback from the dev.to community!
What would make you use this daily?

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