r/Indiewebdev is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses javascript, css, html, react, and website.
A community for independent web developers of all skill levels, building personal or experimental websites and tools. Share projects, get feedback, discuss web standards, and connect with like-minded creators who are passionate about shaping the web outside the mainstream.
Popular Themes in r/Indiewebdev
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I made a website where anyone can feed my cat"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Which mobile app technology stack should I have to suggest to my client?"
15 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Get User Current Location Using JavaScript"
15 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Main Street at Dusk (HTML, CSS)"
6 posts
#5
News
: "Javascript News 1st Week(Nov) #52– Developer Tools secrets that shouldn’t be secrets, Supercharge Your NodeJS With Rust, React Conf 2021: It's Online and It's Free - The ArrowFn"
3 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "You destroyed my DJ game... So I hired an Artist"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "How are you all using AI to improve your web projects or client workflow?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Indiewebdev
#1
Javascript
: "Javascript Import Function From Another JS File Explained"
39 posts
#2
Css
: "Main Street at Dusk (HTML, Css)"
39 posts
#3
Html
: "Hey guys I finally built my portfolio website. This is my third site. I used basic Html,CSS and js, no dependencies or animation libraries. Its also not as good as some of the posts here but still very proud of it. I would love your thoughts on the site. Link in the gif and comments."
36 posts
#4
React
: "Introducing ReactPlay - An opensource platform for developers to learn, create and share ReactJS projects with the developer community."
28 posts
#5
Website
: "I made a Website where anyone can feed my cat"
28 posts
#6
Docker
: "How to use Next.js with Docker and Docker compose a beginners guide"
17 posts
#7
Frontend
: "Thoughts on my first front-end web project"
17 posts
#8
Api
: "Introducing WebApis Playground - An app to play and learn Web Apis"
16 posts
#9
Typescript
11 posts
#10
Web Developer
11 posts
Flair Used in r/Indiewebdev
#1
article
: "How I run one of the world’s top 370K websites for free"
27 posts
#2
showcase
: "I created a free chrome extension which allows you to see real-time stock data, directly on Twitter, by hovering over stock cashtags"
25 posts
#3
Demo
: "I quit my job 8 months ago to build the DJ game I always wished existed — it just got approved on Steam!"
4 posts
#4
Discussion
: "How are you all using AI to improve your web projects or client workflow?"
3 posts
#5
question
: "Which mobile app technology stack should I have to suggest to my client?"
3 posts
#6
open source
: "Peppermint ( A Ticket Management/Helpdesk solution ) Update 0.2 is Here! 🍵"
3 posts
#7
Resource
: "I made a free embeddable live chatting for websites"
3 posts
#8
growth
: "How sorting algorithms work"
2 posts
#9
Question
: "I'm going to self-host my websites with raspberry pi. Any tips?"
2 posts
#10
other
: "The importance of Firefox in keep web standards open"
2 posts
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Yearly
+2k members(33.8%)
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Last updated: June 1, 2026