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Self hosted video feed for children

  • Hacker News

As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, has the similar experience like popular social networks with s...

  • Published: May 1, 2026
  • First seen: May 1, 2026
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AI Summary

As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, has the similar experience like popular social networks with s...

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Teams evaluating AI product workflows / Builders comparing emerging tools / Operators tracking early category shifts

Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/vkolev/timmygram-server.
  • Description: As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, ha....
  • GitHub repository is linked as vkolev/timmygram-server.
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Self hosted video feed for children".
  • Source description: As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, ha....

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-01).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/vkolev/timmygram-server.
  • Description: As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, ha....

Why Now

Self hosted video feed for children is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently medium (49/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

19.3

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

2

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "Self hosted video feed for children".
  • Source description: As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, ha....
  • Source publish date is 2026-05-01.
  • Description: As a patent I don’t want my child to be on social media. In the same time I don’t want to miss some of the experience. So I came with an idea - why not create a “social network” for my child, that is easy to setup, ha....
  • GitHub repository is linked as vkolev/timmygram-server.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/vkolev/timmygram-server.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-01).
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

Self hosted video feed for children

Listed on Hacker News as "Self hosted video feed for children".

Self hosted video feed for children GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as vkolev/timmygram-server.

Self hosted video feed for children official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/vkolev/timmygram-server.

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Original Sources

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