The Realities of Maintaining an Open Source Project: Beyond Shipping Code

building kaneo was fun. a clean, minimal kanban board. self-hosted. open source. no tracking, no subscriptions, no bullshit.

i shipped v1, posted it on reddit, got some stars on github. people actually used it. that feeling when someone tells you they're using something you built? incredible.

then i learned that shipping is just the beginning.

the documentation challenge: i spent hours writing documentation. setup guides, configuration examples, troubleshooting sections. tried to make it clear and comprehensive.

but here's the thing: people come from different backgrounds, different skill levels. what's obvious to me isn't obvious to everyone.