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Show HN: Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs

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#21Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 20, 2026First seen

Trending history

Show HN: Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 20, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 28 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #21 of 30, reached on Oct 20, 09:27 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 20, 09:57 UTC.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 05:2506:3307:4108:4909:57 Oct 20, 05:25 UTC · #30Oct 20, 05:36 UTC · #29Oct 20, 05:46 UTC · #29Oct 20, 05:56 UTC · #29Oct 20, 06:06 UTC · #27Oct 20, 06:16 UTC · #28Oct 20, 06:26 UTC · #29Oct 20, 06:36 UTC · #29Oct 20, 06:46 UTC · #27Oct 20, 06:56 UTC · #25Oct 20, 07:06 UTC · #24Oct 20, 07:17 UTC · #24Oct 20, 07:27 UTC · #24Oct 20, 07:37 UTC · #25Oct 20, 07:47 UTC · #25Oct 20, 07:57 UTC · #24Oct 20, 08:07 UTC · #25Oct 20, 08:17 UTC · #24Oct 20, 08:27 UTC · #25Oct 20, 08:37 UTC · #25Oct 20, 08:47 UTC · #24Oct 20, 08:57 UTC · #23Oct 20, 09:07 UTC · #22Oct 20, 09:17 UTC · #22Oct 20, 09:27 UTC · #21Oct 20, 09:37 UTC · #22Oct 20, 09:47 UTC · #23Oct 20, 09:57 UTC · #21

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0224568 05:2506:3307:4108:4909:57 Oct 20, 05:25 UTC · 3Oct 20, 05:36 UTC · 3Oct 20, 05:46 UTC · 3Oct 20, 05:56 UTC · 8Oct 20, 06:06 UTC · 15Oct 20, 06:16 UTC · 22Oct 20, 06:26 UTC · 25Oct 20, 06:36 UTC · 30Oct 20, 06:46 UTC · 36Oct 20, 06:56 UTC · 39Oct 20, 07:06 UTC · 45Oct 20, 07:17 UTC · 45Oct 20, 07:27 UTC · 46Oct 20, 07:37 UTC · 48Oct 20, 07:47 UTC · 50Oct 20, 07:57 UTC · 53Oct 20, 08:07 UTC · 54Oct 20, 08:17 UTC · 56Oct 20, 08:27 UTC · 57Oct 20, 08:37 UTC · 59Oct 20, 08:47 UTC · 61Oct 20, 08:57 UTC · 61Oct 20, 09:07 UTC · 62Oct 20, 09:17 UTC · 63Oct 20, 09:27 UTC · 64Oct 20, 09:37 UTC · 66Oct 20, 09:47 UTC · 66Oct 20, 09:57 UTC · 68

Questions

Is Show HN: Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 20, 09:57 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Show HN: Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs reached?

#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 20, 09:27 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Show HN: Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 20, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (28 checks) since.