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Gone Man’s Switch (alien.top)
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Gone Man's Switch is a simple web application that allows you to create messages that will be delivered by email when you are absent (gone) for a certain period, AKA a dead man’s switch.

It is a free self-hosted alternative to deadmansswitch.net. It doesn’t have as many features, but it does the job.

More info in the GitHub repo: https://github.com/jhonderson/gone-man-switch

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[–] Calm-Helicopter-3212@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aside from the obvious, what are the wider use cases for this type of app?

[–] FuriousRageSE@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now you wont have the need to ask you Bro's to clear your browser history anymore.. set this up to auto delete everything. :D

[–] mirisbowring@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think if you are dead, you can stop caring about your browser history :D

[–] FuriousRageSE@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

But.. what if it doesn't stick?

[–] WiseCookie69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd set up something like that, to hand out the password to a (previously prepared) Keepass database, in case something happens to me. To have everything readily available for my loved ones, to aid with cleaning up after me.

[–] Calm-Helicopter-3212@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, that makes sense.