Show HN: A minimalist (brutalist?) website for sharing all your links

Minimalism, Performance, and Design Philosophy

• Many appreciate the extremely small page sizes (often a few KB) and minimal CSS, tying this to better accessibility on slow connections.
• Several see it as a good counterexample to modern “bloat” (heavy frameworks, large bundles) and argue attractive sites can be built with semantic HTML and simple CSS.
• Some debate whether it is truly “brutalist”; suggestions range from more gray/monospace to default system fonts and zero styling.

JavaScript, No-JS Expectations, and “Brutalism”

• Some expected the site to work fully without JavaScript, especially given the “lynx” name and brutalist framing.
• Others accept limited JS for dynamic link editing and spam protection but argue it should progressively enhance a working HTML baseline.
• There is disagreement on whether a “minimalist” site can still be called that if it requires JS.

UX and Feature Feedback

• Pain points:
  • URL validation only on submit; poor messaging and requiring http/https.
  • Requiring a title for each link; suggestions to infer from domain/page or allow emojis.
  • Confirmation flow: emails go to spam, confirmation page doesn’t clearly link to the new profile or edit page.
  • No obvious demo initially; later a sample page was linked.
• Requests: dark/light mode, slightly softer colors, better button hierarchy, clearer footer layout, and non-JS workflows (e.g., textarea-based bulk entry).
• Custom CSS is praised; some share styled examples and note link-color conflicts when pasting full CSS frameworks.

Spam, SEO, and Abuse Concerns

• Debate over whether using the service to list commercial/SEO pages is “spammy” or simply the intended use.
• Outbound links are marked nofollow; there’s mention of a possible future paid “dofollow” tier with manual review.
• Concerns about abuse via guessing edit emails; comparison is made to “forgot password” flows, with risk considered low but potentially annoying.

Email, Deliverability, and Onboarding

• Many report confirmation emails landing in spam or not arriving on non-Gmail providers.
• This is attributed to a self-hosted SMTP server with low IP reputation; logs and improvements are being investigated.
• Multiple commenters say they will not provide an email without seeing a demo first.

Open Source, Self-Hosting, and Integrations

• The author intends to open source the project after removing hard-coded config.
• Some want webhooks/API keys to chain the service with other tools (summaries, screenshots, note systems), while the current JSON endpoint (/json) is noted but not prominently documented.

Comparisons and Alternatives

• Compared to Linktree-style “link in bio” tools rather than bookmarking sites like Pinboard or del.icio.us.
• Other minimalist/classless CSS frameworks and self-hosted link tools are shared for inspiration.

Overall Reception

• Strong enthusiasm for the concept, simplicity, and responsiveness to feedback.
• Skepticism centers on JS requirement, email friction, spam defenses (Cloudflare captcha), and long-term reliability/monetization.