I spent 20 hours manually researching "best startup directories" for my last launch. Found outdated GitHub lists, dead links, and no data on which directories actually matter. So I built this instead.

*Live*: https://awesome-directories.com *GitHub*: https://github.com/awesome-directories/awesome-directories

*What It Is*

An open-source aggregator of 300+ verified launch directories with:

- Domain Rating scores (Ahrefs), dofollow/nofollow badges, pricing filters - Community voting, favorites, and submission tracking per project - CSV export and multi-select checklist

*Tech Stack*

- Frontend: Astro.js + Tailwind → GitHub Pages (static) - Backend: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth) - Data: Ahrefs API via Supabase Edge Functions (weekly updates) - Cost: $20/month

*Why Open Source*

Apache-2.0. Fork it, remix it. I'm building reputation, not revenue. The indie hacker community helped me learn—paying it forward.

*Technical Questions*

1. Client-side filtering vs Supabase full-text search: I went client-side for <500 directories. At what scale would you switch? 2. PDF generation: Currently client-side (jsPDF). Worth moving server-side?

*The Retention Problem*

Directory aggregators have a fundamental issue: once you find your directories, you never return.

Current ideas to solve this:

- Weekly digest of new directories - User-submitted launch stories ("I got 200 signups from BetaList") - Crowd-sourced directory performance rankings

How would you solve this?

*Feedback Wanted*

- Is the UI too busy? (Backend engineer, not a designer) - What directories am I missing? - Would you add performance tracking (which directories drove actual traffic)?

Looking for contributors to expand the directory list or improve the stack.

Thanks for reading.