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		jatins 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: A fair Product Hunt alternative The dev has to create a fair bit of additional infra if they provide username/password auth * bot prevention * same user creating multiple accounts (so now you need some IP tracking or reputation system maybe) Which is why I think sign in with Google is okay to start with for indie devs. It's understandable if you as a user don't like it though but shouldn't be a criteria to dismiss Show HN imo

thih9 10 months ago [–]

> The dev has to create a fair bit of additional infra if they provide username/password auth

Not until the service gets popular. And having sign in with google as the only option may work against that outcome.

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