My backup script silently failed for months, so I built something. What did you build and why?

I lost 6 months of personal files because a PowerShell script I wrote was failing the whole time, and it was too late when I realized it. No errors, no alerts, just silence.

That experience made me realize how many scripts, cron jobs, and scheduled tasks run completely unmonitored. So I built PulseCheck to fix that for myself and then published it.

https://pulsecheck.digital/

But honestly I'm more curious about the community. What problem made you so frustrated that you built something? Drop your startup below and the story behind it.

The best products come from real pain. Let's hear yours.

Posted Jul 13, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC

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