Peter Ullrich on Pushin

Peter Ullrich returns to talk about Pushin.eu, the European GitHub alternative he's building in Elixir. Five months in, it has about 700 confirmed registrations after going viral on Hacker News, and Peter walks through what's next: webhooks, managed CI on microVMs, subscriptions in January, and a plan to win universities with free self-hosting. We also get into how he builds with Codex writing and Claude reviewing, importing from GitHub with the pun CLI, bootstrapping vs VC, why Indie Courses is shutting down, and his new news podcast, Macro Mayhem.00:00 - Introduction01:15 - Peter returns with Pushin03:14 - Luck, sharing ideas, and your network06:16 - What pushed him to build a GitHub competitor06:43 - From bad Sonnet code to Opus 4.511:36 - Thinking big and building something European12:32 - Bootstrapping vs VC16:21 - Letter to Yourself and Indie Courses26:11 - KinSwitch rebrand and check-in safety nets32:48 - Securing uploads with BunnyCDN34:55 - Going viral on Hacker News37:51 - Roadmap: webhooks and managed CI39:35 - Pricing tiers and self-hosting46:49 - Five months in: users and growth49:46 - Selling to universities and governments55:31 - Macro Mayhem and the PHP-pocalypse59:34 - Crypto hype and The Careless People1:11:18 - Goatmire, the most creative conference1:17:08 - Switching from GitHub with the pun CLI1:19:34 - Forgejo, Codeberg, and GitLab1:21:03 - Making sites ready for AI agents1:26:35 - Tangled and the AT Protocol1:30:34 - Simplifying UX: mobile first and shortcuts1:35:07 - Codex writes, Claude reviews1:40:52 - Reviewing code from your phone1:43:30 - Deploying with Kamal1:46:42 - Keeping users updated with changelogs1:55:27 - Wrap-upResources Mentioned:- Pushin: https://pushin.eu/?utm_source=elixir-mentor- Macro Mayhem: https://macromayhem.fm/?utm_source=elixir-mentorConnect with Peter:- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/peterullrich.com?utm_source=elixir-mentor- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pjullrich?utm_source=elixir-mentor- Website: https://peterullrich.com/?utm_source=elixir-mentorSponsors:- BEAMOps: https://beamops.co.uk/?utm_source=elixir-mentorSUPPORT ELIXIR MENTOR- Elixir Mentor: https://elixirmentor.com/?utm_source=elixir-mentor#ElixirLang #MyElixirStatus #ElixirMentor