· 6 min read
How I Built a SaaS With Go, HTMX, and Zero JS Frameworks
A look inside the minimal tech stack behind ThunderHooks — Go, Echo, Templ, HTMX, Alpine.js, and SQLite. No React, no Next.js, no build pipeline headaches.
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Guides, tutorials, and tips for webhook development.
· 7 min read
Scheduled API Testing with Assertions: Monitor Beyond Status Codes
A 200 status code doesn't mean your API is healthy. Learn how to set up scheduled API tests with assertions that check response bodies, JSONPath values, response time, headers, and TLS certificates.
· 7 min read
How to Monitor Cron Jobs with Heartbeat Pings (Dead Man's Switch)
Stop losing sleep over silent cron failures. Learn how dead man's switch monitoring works, compare DIY and hosted approaches, and set up heartbeat pings for your scheduled jobs.
· 7 min read
How to Create a Free Public Status Page for Your API
A practical guide to building a public status page for your API or SaaS. Covers self-hosted options like Upptime and Gatus, SaaS alternatives, incident management, and what actually belongs on a good status page.
· 8 min read
Replace 6 Monitoring Tools with One Platform: A Cost Comparison
A real cost breakdown of the 6 tools most dev teams pay for separately — webhook capture, relay, uptime monitoring, heartbeats, API testing, and status pages — and how to consolidate them.
· 6 min read
Webhook Security Best Practices for Production
How to secure your webhook endpoints against common attacks. Covers signature verification, SSRF prevention, rate limiting, payload validation, and TLS requirements.
· 5 min read
GitHub Webhook Testing: Local Development Guide
How to test GitHub webhooks locally. Covers setting up webhook deliveries, testing push and PR events, verifying signatures, and debugging common issues.
· 5 min read
How to Monitor Webhook Endpoint Uptime
Learn how to monitor your webhook endpoints for downtime. Covers health checks, alerting strategies, and what to do when webhook delivery fails.
· 5 min read
How to Forward Webhooks to Multiple Destinations
A practical guide to webhook relaying and fan-out. Learn how to forward incoming webhooks to multiple URLs with filtering, retries, and error handling.
· 4 min read
How to Test Webhooks Locally: Complete 2026 Guide
Learn the practical ways to test webhooks in your local development environment. Covers tunneling, request capture, replay testing, and common pitfalls.
· 5 min read
10 Best ngrok Alternatives for Webhook Testing (2026)
Comparing ngrok alternatives for local development and webhook testing. Covers free options, self-hosted solutions, and specialized webhook tools.
· 4 min read
Stripe Webhook Testing: Local Development Guide
Step-by-step guide to testing Stripe webhooks locally. Covers the Stripe CLI, signature verification, common events, and debugging failed webhooks.