LinkTree Alternative

The Project

Building an open-source alternative to LinkTree with analytics, custom branding, and full control over your data. This project is being built in public—follow along on YouTube and GitHub to see the entire development process from planning to deployment.

Planned Features

Core Functionality

• Custom branded link pages
• Drag-and-drop link management
• Click analytics and tracking
• QR code generation
• Custom domains
• Responsive design

Technical Goals

• Modern Next.js 14 with App Router
• FastAPI backend with PostgreSQL
• TypeScript throughout
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Production-ready deployment
• Comprehensive testing

Building in Public

• YouTube series documenting the build
• Blog posts for each major feature
• Open source code on GitHub
• Real users and feedback
• Honest development process

Follow Along

This project is just getting started. Watch the build process unfold:

• YouTube: Coming soon - full development series
• Blog: Technical deep-dives on implementation decisions
• GitHub: All code open source and available

Why This Project?

After years of internal development work, I want to demonstrate my skills publicly through a real, production-ready application. This serves multiple purposes:

1. Portfolio piece - A working application anyone can test
2. Content creation - 10+ YouTube videos from one project
3. Teaching - Share knowledge from 8+ years of development
4. Community - Build something useful that others can use and learn from

Current Status

Phase: Planning and initial setup

Next Steps:

• Database schema design
• FastAPI backend foundation
• Authentication system
• Next.js frontend structure

Check back soon for updates, or follow on GitHub to see commits in real-time.