Developer Update: Uruky Search Engine Progress and Beta Exit
By
david927
Hot, fresh, and worth queueing round the block for.
Summary
The article is a personal update from a developer working on Uruky, a EU-based alternative to the Kagi search engine. The developer and their wife have made progress by securing deals with additional search providers, though they're still waiting for an API key from EUSP/STAAN after completing more paperwork. They've exited beta after receiving positive feedback from paid customers and have addressed bot-related issues.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledMy wife and I continue to work on Uruky, a EU-based Kagi alternative
Since last month we got deals with a couple more search providers but we're still waiting for EUSP/STAAN to provide us with an API key
We've continued to get some paid customers and have exited beta last week, given everyone seemed to be quite satisfied
Because of bots
You might also wanna read
thefrontkit: Library of Business Apps for Entrepreneurs to Clone, Rebrand, and Launch Quickly
thefrontkit is a library of pre-built business applications (CRMs, invoicing, booking systems, dashboards, AI tools) that entrepreneurs can
Product Hunt·1mo ago
A Founder's Framework for Strategic Open-Source Business Decisions
The article presents a decision framework for founders considering open-sourcing their company's software, arguing that open-source should b
extremefoundership.substack.com·3mo ago
Why Traditional Employment May Be Intellectually Unhealthy
The article argues that traditional employment (having a boss) is intellectually unhealthy, drawing a parallel to how modern diets are physi
paulgraham.com·16h ago
How Jeff Bezos left Wall Street, drove cross-country with MacKenzie Scott, and built Amazon's business plan from a car
The article recounts the origin story of Amazon, focusing on Jeff Bezos's decision in 1994 to leave his lucrative Wall Street job as a senio
luxurylaunches.com·1d ago
Former Meta engineer finds success betting on traditional websites instead of AI
Craig Campbell, a former Meta engineer and successful tech founder, deliberately chose not to pursue AI funding during the 2022 boom. Instea
The Verge·1d ago
Four Lessons From a Cybersecurity Founder on Building a Lasting Company
A cybersecurity founder shares four key lessons from 17 years of building a company: success depends more on market understanding, relations
securityboulevard.com·2d ago