Bernard – a link checker for your website
Introducing Bernard, the project I have been working on solo since November 2022. After months of planning, coding and talking with a small number of potential users, I feel it is time to launch and get some real feedback. GOAL: Bernard is an automated links checker that crawls your website daily, identifying broken links (internal and external), and missing redirects, such as after a redesign or URL change. TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone with a website—be it is a personal blog or company portal—looking to prevent link rot, to keep old URLs reachable and to avoid the dreaded 404 Page Not Found…
In plain words
Bernard is an automated link checker that crawls websites daily to identify broken links and missing redirects. It serves anyone with a website—from personal blogs to company portals—who wants to prevent link rot and avoid 404 errors. The tool scans both internal and external links, catching issues after redesigns or URL changes. Built with Elixir and Phoenix Live View, Bernard is currently available as a free open beta, with paid plans planned for the future.
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Introducing Bernard, the project I have been working on solo since November 2022. After months of planning, coding and talking with a small number of potential users, I feel it is time to launch and get some real feedback. GOAL: Bernard is an automated links checker that crawls your website daily, identifying broken links (internal and external), and missing redirects, such as after a redesign or URL change. TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone with a website—be it is a personal blog or company portal—looking to prevent link rot, to keep old URLs reachable and to avoid the dreaded 404 Page Not Found error. STACK: Elixir, with Phoenix Live View for the interactive dashboard. It runs on PostgreSQL, hosted as Podman containers on a single dedicated Hetzner server. PLAN: I am releasing this as a free, open beta to address the last few issues, and hope to introduce paid plans in February 2024. While there is a backlog of improvements and bug fixes, my primary focus now is making sure the product is aligned with what users need. The pricing model is yet to be defined, but I'm considering a free tier for small website owners, and a usage-based plan starting from $10/mo for X,000 links checked per month. This would pair well with the upcoming REST API to provide a links-checker-as-a-service product to embed in third-party systems. (Feel free to contact me if you might be interested in using this API) I also wrote about my journey to get this off the ground, and the challenges I faced at https://combo.cc/posts/bernard-devlog-3-pre-launch-reflectio... Looking forward to your criticism and suggestions.
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