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Cold starts killing your app demos ? 😀


I kept running into cold starts on my hosted projects β€” especially with platforms like Vercel and Render that sleep apps during inactivity.

So I built Pinger β€” a free, open-source tool that sends automated pings to your app to keep it awake.
β€’ No signup, no tracking
β€’ Serverless stack: Python + Flask + Redis + Vercel
β€’ Scheduled with GitHub Actions (like a modern cron job)
β€’ Just add your URL and forget about it

Try it live: https://pinger-evinjohnns-projects.vercel.app/
Source code: https://github.com/evinjohnn/pinger

It’s a simple fix that solved a real problem for me.
Happy to hear feedback β€” and feel free to contribute if you have ideas!

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