Hey #PortfolioDay

I'm Daniel, the creator of HortusFox, a management and tracking app for indoor and outdoor plants. 🌱

I'm also the creator of a SaaS helpdesk system, some video games, a selfmade scripting language, embeddable Steam widgets, a game engine and many more!

https://github.com/danielbrendel
https://www.danielbrendel.com

#softwaredeveloper #php #cplusplus #webdev #gamedev #coding #programming #screenshotsaturday #opensource #foss #selfhosted #introduction

@shollyethan the card doesn't show up here, too.

@Thebratdragon @nota in my bubble dinosaurs have a comeback, which is cool. 🦕🦖

@GwenTheKween @missnfranchised @nota ok, I need to read about that lake now.

🚀 I have published a new blog post:

The story of building my own game engine 🛠️🧱

➡️ Read it here:
https://www.danielbrendel.com/blog/35-the-story-of-building-my-own-game-engine-

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #cpp #cplusplus #angelscript #retro #nostalgia #vintage #gameengine #customengine #steamgame

@shollyethan That was a good read and I feel you with this. Since you also mentioned the WhatsApp dilemma: I personally deleted my WhatsApp account a few weeks ago in favor of a better messenger app. It was at the cost of loosing some contacts. But if that is required to do something good, then so be it. Might not be the best approach, but at some point I feel it's right to put pressure on others. Some people will complain about your decision, but I told them honestly that I don't care.

Self-Host Weekly (9 May 2025)

Commentary on #selfhosted #chat alternatives with #Skype shutting down, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #FileBrowser Quantum -- a web-based file manager -- and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-05-09/

#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #homeserver #software #app #apps #privacy #homeautomation #smarthome #unraid

Thank you all for your tremendous support! 💚

#webdev #php #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #happy #plants #gardening #botany #horticulture #ecology

HortusFox just got brazilian portuguese as new language!

Thanks to contributor diodion:

https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/pull/378

If your native language is missing, feel free to create a pull request!

#brazil #brazilian #portuguese #language #translation #localization

I've just published a gameplay introduction video of Hyper Frenzy - a 2D top-down arena-styled space shooter. 👾🎮

https://youtu.be/ms0AbMcoxr0

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #ScreenshotSaturday #cpp #cplusplus #angelscript

Self-Host Weekly (2 May 2025)

#Icon updates, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Mazanoke -- an image conversion web app, #community content, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-05-02/

#selfhost #selfhosting #newsletter #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #app #apps #software #update

Today the patch 2025 for Casual Pixel Warrior was just published!

View changelog here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1807240/view/517460611827761586?l=english

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #retrogaming #waveshooter

Today a galactic patch for Hyper Frenzy has been published! This patch fixes various important issues that needed to be urgently fixed.

Read more here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1653360/view/498320313411436801

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #retrogaming #spaceshooter

@shollyethan so many login/register forms are fucked up. Reddit is an example that comes to mind. Sometimes you even need to take a comparable huge effort to sign up via mail, because they prefer you to use google or facebook login.

HortusFox is now open for affiliates and partnerships.

If you want to partner up or engange in affiliate links, feel free to get in touch with us.

More info: https://www.hortusfox.com/partnership

#webdev #selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #saas #gardening #plants #botany #horticulture #greenfuture #ecology

HortusFox v4.9 was just published!

This version was dedicated to fix the GitHub action workflow failure that occured a while ago - but apparently it fixed itself.

https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/releases/tag/v4.9

#php #webdev #foss #opensource #selfhosted #selfhosting #plants #gardening #horticulture #botany

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday 🕹️

Just been playing my own game: Casual Pixel Warrior, a casual 2D top-down RPG-like wave shooter.

The game is written from scratch in C++ and AngelScript using my own game engine.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807240/Casual_Pixel_Warrior/

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #cpp #cplusplus #angelscript

Self-Host Weekly (2025-04-25)

#Newsletter name change, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Warracker -- a warranty tracking platform, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-04-25/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #software #app #apps #homeautomation

HortusFox v4.8 was just published!

Read the changelog here:

https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/releases/tag/v4.8

#opensource #foss #selfhosted #selfhosting #webdev #webdevelopment #php #plants #gardening #horticulture #botany #plantparents

@shollyethan thank you! Hope you have a good weekend, too.