First two paying customers
Just a quick celebratory post to say that we got our first two paying customers for Orbiter. The product has been live for just a week, so this is fantastic validation for us.
We have a free plan and two paid plans.
Quick tl;dr on Orbiter is it's the easiest way to host a static website or web app. Simply upload files or folder and your site will be online in seconds.
Very cool! I’m signing up soon
Awesome! Please let me know if you have questions and show off your site when you launch it!
Congratulations! Great way to kick off 2025!
Thank you!
Securing your first two paying customers is a monumental milestone! It not only validates your idea but also builds confidence in your product or service. These early adopters can provide valuable feedback, help refine your offering, and even act as advocates for your brand. Celebrate the small wins—they’re the foundation of bigger successes!
Thanks, Adam! We’ve landed a few more paying customers since this post. Slow and steady. But you’re absolutely right, the first two were “true fans” and they have provided us the best testing and feedback.
What a dope concept. I love minimalism and good old Web 1.0 vibes. I already signed up, will pay as well if I ever unpoor myself. Great work!
Thanks so much! If you host a site with Orbiter, share it here. Would love to see it!
Hey, congrats on the first 2 paying customers. Just had a quick question do you guys also take care of GitHub actions automated CI/CD build as you are just asking for the folder?
We have a CLI tool initially for more technical users, but we do plan to handle CI/CD. The idea though is to have a solution for teams and individuals that don't care about git or don't know how to use CI/CD tools.
But as developers ourselves, we want simple CI/CD. So, it's on the roadmap!
If you're interested in the CLI tool, it's here: https://docs.orbiter.host/cli
Thanks for clarifying will go through it best wishes for future
Congrats!
Thank you!
Congratulations on your success! What channels did you use to acquire your first two customers? Sharing your experience could provide valuable insights for others in the community.
For our initial launch, we used Product Hunt, Hacker News, email, and social media.
Product Hunt and Hacker News were complete flops and didn't generate any meaningful traffic. The email list we had from both of our personal connections list wasn't big enough to move the needle.
So, our early traction has come from social media. Specifically from these three sources:
Warpcast (a decentralized social network)
Threads
LinkedIn
Congratulations! I'm confident that even greater achievements lie ahead
Hello there, I am launching a search engine, its like gpt, google, brave and perplexity had a child.
I like your project idea, are you open to collaborations?
lexy .uno --> this is the link if u want to visit
I would like to dm you, is that okay?
Sure I'm open to hearing more about what you're thinking. Can you DM on Indie Hackers? I am not sure how that works, so feel free to email me: justin@orbiter.host