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Satish Kattamuri
Satish Kattamuri

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How I Built a Free Tools Website Without a Dev Background — Now I Need Help Adding a Backend or Secure API Integration

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Hey Devs! 👋

Over the past few months, I built a website called ezytoolz.com — a 100% free, no-login-required tools hub with 150+ utilities (text, image, pdf, finance, health, etc.).

The twist? I'm not a developer.

I come from a non-IT background and challenged myself to build this site using only:

  • Basic HTML/CSS/JS
  • Hosted on WordPress
  • No backend, no database, no login

And somehow, it’s live, getting organic traffic, and users are loving the simple UI.

🚧 Now I’ve hit a wall:

I want to build more advanced tools that need backend support or secure API usage, like:

  • Background Remover (needs remove.bg API)
  • AI-based content tools
  • PDF to Text tools

But here’s the problem:

  • I can’t put API keys in frontend JS – it’s not secure.
  • I don’t know how to build a backend in Node, PHP, or Python.

💡 I'm looking for help:

As a beginner, what’s the easiest and most secure way to:

  • Add backend API integration?
  • Use tools like Cloudflare Workers, Netlify Functions, Firebase, etc.?
  • Build backend features using WordPress plugins or no-code/low-code methods?

I’d love it if anyone could:

  • Recommend simple platforms or tutorials
  • Share examples of similar integrations
  • Suggest secure API call patterns for non-coders

🙏 Why I'm sharing:

  • To learn from the dev community 🙌
  • To improve and scale a solo project built from scratch
  • To help others who may want to start building even without a dev background

Thanks for reading. Feel free to visit ezytoolz.com and let me know your thoughts! 😊

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