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✨ basetools in beta - A paywall for your Github repo

Hello Everyone! I'm happy to announce, that http://basetools.io is in beta! It is a paywall for your Github repository or npm package. Just connect to GitHub, set a price, and charge for access to your repository.

I think there are huge opportunities for developers to sell their projects and earn a living this way. Lots of exciting projects getting started, too. People like Adam Wathan (Tailwind UI) or Max Stoiber (Bedrock) are leading the way. I'm sure there is going to be plenty more.

I want to support all those developers by basically reducing barriers of entry to earning money on the side. Basetools takes care of: Charging money, making sure it has the correct taxes, writing invoices, granting access only to people that paid.

What do you think? I would love to get your feedback!

on March 10, 2021
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    Seems to be broken at the moment, at least using github login. I also wonder, when would you support npm paywalls?

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      Oh no 🙈 Thank you for letting me know! The bug is fixed. Will have to improve monitoring by a lot, I guess!