Subdomains for people still finding their footing
Built and maintained by Sushil Kumar
Money should never block shipping.
Great software deserves a place to live.
Talented fledgling developers can build the thing and still fall behind at the checkout page. Namestead lets them claim a free subdomain under domains we own—so cost never decides who gets to ship.
maya
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devportfolio.com
They claim this bit ↑
Namestead keeps this stable ↑
01 / Active domains
Live catalog →
Claim a room. We’ll keep the building standing.
Illustrative launch data
Every card below is an apex domain Namestead maintains. Developers claim a free subdomain beneath it—never the apex itself.
devportfolio.com
Live
A clean home for a first serious developer portfolio.
You claim the subdomain
maya.devportfolio.com
Apex stays in nonprofit custody
Annual upkeep
₹3,650 / yr
Open claims
84
Renewal reserve
72% funded
Total donated so far
₹8,420
Riya S. · Arjun P. · 18 others
Chip in to keep it online
hire-me.dev
Live
A direct, memorable link for developers looking for work.
You claim the subdomain
aman.hire-me.dev
Apex stays in nonprofit custody
Annual upkeep
₹4,100 / yr
Open claims
61
Renewal reserve
58% funded
Total donated so far
₹6,105
The Indie Stack · Kavya M. · 11 others
Chip in to keep it online
builds.software
Live
For experiments, shipped side projects, and proof of craft.
You claim the subdomain
neha.builds.software
Apex stays in nonprofit custody
Annual upkeep
₹5,250 / yr
Open claims
47
Renewal reserve
81% funded
Total donated so far
₹10,860
Tiny Tools Club · Devika R. · 24 others
Chip in to keep it online
One small distinction
Free subdomain. Shared infrastructure. Stable custody.
Your work gets a durable URL. Namestead handles DNS, renewals, abuse response, and continuity.
01
Pick a catalog domain
Choose the context that fits your work.
02
Claim your name
Example: yourname.hire-me.dev
03
Point and publish
Connect your project. Keep shipping.
02 / Transparency
No fuzzy bucket.
Every rupee has one of two jobs.
100%
of donations are used only for:
A
Buying new catalog domains
B
Server + maintenance upkeep
Not salaries. Not “ops overhead.” Not founder compensation.
Sushil takes ₹0.
No fee and no labor charge. He personally maintains the platform, DNS, and servers.
₹0
labor
Current monthly plan
≈ ₹9,000–14,000 total
Domains · amortized
≈ ₹3,300 / mo
Vercel
≈ ₹1,700 / mo
Postgres · Redis · email
≈ ₹0–4,700 / mo
Invoices, renewals, and contribution entries are posted for public review.
Open public ledger03 / Year-end goal
Show the working.
An open charity book, not a magic number.
The maximum case covers the rest of the year and adds two durable catalog choices. Nothing else is tucked inside.
The calculation
01
A
3 remaining months × ₹14,000 max
₹42,000
Keeps domains, deployment, data stores, email, and maintenance running through year-end.
B
2 new domains × ₹3,000 reserve
₹6,000
Creates a three-year registration reserve for two new catalog domains.
Year-end target
₹48,000
Campaign progress
02
₹22,650
Illustrative pledged total · 47%
A · Upkeep
₹18,250
Run what’s already live.
B · New domains
₹4,400
Add two more choices.
Illustrative launch data
04 / Domain leaderboard
Vote first.
The community asks. The ledger answers.
Illustrative launch data
Demand becomes visible before money moves. Review is public; campaign funding is split by job.
01
Community requests
Anyone nominates a useful domain.
02
Public leaderboard
Votes make demand visible.
03
Admin review
Fit, price, and abuse risk checked.
04
Official campaign
Approved domain opens two funds.
Requested domains
Sorted by community votes
24 open
218
student.dev
A credible first URL for student-built work.
In review
183
ships.today
For daily builds and public progress logs.
Voting
151
open-source.help
Project docs and contributor onboarding.
Approved
126
myfirstapi.dev
Tiny APIs, docs, and learning projects.
Voting
94
junior.design
Portfolios for early-career product designers.
Price check
Missing the right domain? Put it on the board.
Request a domain ↗Approved charity campaign
open-source.help
Admin approved ✓
New domain
Separate fund
Goal ₹9,000
Registration reserve and initial DNS setup.
₹5,850 raised · 65%
Upkeep
Separate fund
Goal ₹4,200
First-year renewal, server, and maintenance share.
₹1,470 raised · 35%
Chip in
Contribute any listed amount toward either funding track.
Buy it now
₹13,200
One donor funds 100% of the full amount and instantly secures this leaderboard domain—no approval needed.
No partial buy-ins · nonprofit retains custody for continuity
The short version
Launch-preview figures · replace with live ledger totals
03
Catalog domains shown
₹9k–14k
Current monthly running plan
47%
₹22,650 / ₹48,000 illustrative
Toward the year-end goal