What prevents DAOs from adopting self-hosted governance infrastructure?
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What prevents DAOs from adopting self-hosted governance infrastructure?

I’m one of the maintainers of DeGov, an open-source governance interface and indexing stack for DAOs using OpenZeppelin Governor.

We have worked on it for several years and have supported a number of live governance deployments. We are now reviewing where future maintenance and development effort would be most useful.

I’m interested in learning how DAO operators and governance participants currently handle the infrastructure around on-chain governance. Deploying Governor contracts is only one part of the process; teams may also need proposal and vote indexing, proposal creation, transaction simulation, execution tracking, and a usable interface for members.

If you operate or participate in a DAO, I would appreciate your perspective:

  • Which governance interface does your DAO currently use, and why?
  • Does your DAO prefer hosted infrastructure, or is self-hosting important?
  • What makes adopting a new governance interface difficult?
  • Are indexing reliability, security, integrations, deployment complexity, or contributor UX significant concerns?
  • Have you used DeGov? If so, what worked poorly or caused confusion?
  • If you evaluated it but chose another solution, what was the deciding factor?

Critical feedback is welcome. We are trying to understand whether self-hosted governance infrastructure still addresses an important need and, if so, which problems deserve more attention.

For context, the project is open source:
https://github.com/ringecosystem/degov

u/General-Average3298 — 7 days ago

I use one Chrome window on each monitor, but pinned tabs never stayed in sync—so I built an extension

I work with two monitors and usually keep one Chrome window open on each screen.

The setup works well until pinned tabs enter the picture. Chrome treats them as window-specific, so once you pin an app website's tab in one window, you can't see that pinned tab in another window. For someone who's been using the pin feature for a long time, that's really inconvenient.

I tried basically every Chrome tab manager I could find. Many were great at searching, grouping, or saving sessions, but none solved this particular problem:

I wanted the same pinned apps available in both Chrome windows, regardless of which monitor they were on.

So I built PinAllWindows.

It:

  • keeps the same pinned apps across normal Chrome windows
  • lets you pin or unpin an app from either window
  • treats pages from the same site as one pinned app
  • removes duplicate pinned tabs automatically
  • provides a side-panel tab tree for navigating, moving, and closing tabs across windows
  • stores everything locally, with no account or external server

Version 0.8.1 is the first release I feel confident actively sharing.

If you also use one Chrome window on each monitor, I’d love to know whether this fits your workflow—and what edge cases I’ve missed.

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pinallwindows/fakbifeeblnopdhicpmhhmcdhmefphjp

u/General-Average3298 — 20 days ago

32 issues later, I’d love your honest feedback on This Week in Obsidian

Nearly six months ago, I shared my weekly newsletter, This Week in Obsidian, for the first time. I’ve now published 32 issues and grown to nearly 600 subscribers.

The newsletter curates official Obsidian news, noteworthy plugins, community discussions, and useful workflows. Although readership has grown steadily, I’ve received relatively little detailed feedback, so I’d love to hear from other newsletter readers and creators: Does the format feel thoughtfully curated, or too much like a collection of links? Would you prefer fewer recommendations with more commentary, or a broader weekly roundup? I’d also appreciate any advice on encouraging readers to share more feedback.

Here is the latest edition: This Week in Obsidian #32

Honest criticism is very welcome—especially about the structure, length, presentation, and overall reading experience.

u/General-Average3298 — 22 days ago