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💡 How I Gave My Side Projects a Second Life

I’ve had plenty of leftover code, small tools, and half-finished projects sitting around on GitHub or my hard drive. They were useful ideas, but never fully launched.

I wanted a way to share them with others, make them accessible, and maybe even help someone save time or get inspired. That’s how Sidecrate came to life - a marketplace for developers’ side projects.

Here’s what it allows developers to do:

  • 🌟 Share small or unfinished projects
  • 🌐 Showcase live demos with free hosting (HTML/CSS/JS/PHP)
  • Discover ready-to-use code and tools from other developers
  • 🛠 Deploy projects quickly using a simple CLI

It’s not about selling for the sake of selling - it’s about giving your code a second life, learning from building a platform, and helping the developer community.

If you’ve ever had projects lying idle, it’s worth thinking about ways to share them with the world for even a symbolic amount - like a cup of coffee - and let someone else benefit from your work.

You can see an example of how it works on Sidecrate

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