# mezod/awesome-indie

Resources for independent developers to make money

Repository: https://github.com/mezod/awesome-indie
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-indie
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: indie, indiedev, passive-income, financial-independence, bootstrapper, entrepreneurs, sideproject, awesome, awesome-list
Last push: 2024-06-12T21:23:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3409, "days_push": 812, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11732, forks 753 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.613834+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of resources to help independent developers make money from their own code and digital products. It collects communities, newsletters, podcasts, blogs, case studies, books, tools, and courses for indie hackers and bootstrappers.

## Use cases
- find resources for making money from side projects
- learn how to bootstrap a software business
- discover indie hacker communities and podcasts
- get inspired by case studies of profitable indie products
- explore tools and courses for solo developers
- pursue passive income and financial independence as a developer

## When to choose
- you are a developer wanting to monetize side projects or go indie
- you want a curated starting point for bootstrapping and indie business resources
- you prefer community-vetted lists of blogs, podcasts, and case studies

## When to avoid
- you need executable software or a tool rather than a reading list
- you want guaranteed up-to-date or paid-course-free content
- you are looking for technical implementation guidance rather than business resources

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, education, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, indie-hacking, bootstrapping, passive-income, side-projects, entrepreneurship, curated-resources, web-server

## Member repositories
- mezod/awesome-indie (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.613834+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:21.955638+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mezod/awesome-indie (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.613834+00:00, sha 9e3df7d96c8e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.