Ask HN: How do you track errors privately without self-hosting?

2 pointsposted 3 months ago
by kyrylo

Item id: 45885755

8 Comments

turtleyacht

3 months ago

The app is actually an emulation running in an app "virtual machine"; you can instrument the VM, and therefore limit how much is actually emitted.

Or, the app has a recording feature, which emits an automation script in a custom DSL. When an error or exception occurs, ask user to reproduce and share the bundle.

nacozarina

3 months ago

there are no ‘charity’ hosting options; you either pay the-market-rate premium for someone else to host you or you self-host & save

kyrylo

3 months ago

Would you rather pay a big corp or an indie business to host your errors?

galaxy_gas

3 months ago

Pay sentry sign data processor contract

kyrylo

3 months ago

What specifically draws you to Sentry over self-hosting or smaller players? Would an indie-hosted alternative (with similar privacy guarantees but more personalized support) appeal more?

galaxy_gas

3 months ago

Self host whn you need . Indie alternative would need to release codebase and allow export in any time.