Hi HN,

I’ve been working on Downalytics (https://www.downalytics.dev), a lightweight tool that helps open-source maintainers and small projects track binary downloads from GitHub releases. You route downloads through a generated or custom domain (via CNAME), and I log metadata like version, arch, OS, and country (where available). Think of it like a minimal redirector with analytics.

It’s aimed at projects that publish binaries (e.g., via CLI tools), and want to understand which versions are being used, and where adoption is happening, without needing to host their own infra.

Current features:

    GitHub OAuth to connect repos

    Tracked download URLs via CNAME or generated subdomain

    Basic dashboard with counts by version, platform, etc.

    Free OSS tier, small paid tier for custom domains/more projects

A few things I’d love feedback on:

    Is this something you (or your project) would use?

    Would you be comfortable routing downloads through a third-party like this?

    Any blockers that would make you hesitate (trust, branding, utility)?

    Does the pricing model (OSS-friendly free, $5/mo Starter) make sense?

I’m early-stage, hosted on Fly.io, trying to keep things lean and open for feedback. Thanks for any thoughts!

Owen