Reflecting on one month of trying to market my dotfiles syncing app

A month ago, I released ConfigMesh, a native macOS app that syncs your dotfiles and app settings across machines using end-to-end encryption. I spent months building what I felt was a solid product, complete with a zero-knowledge architecture, smart diffing, version history, and granular control over what gets synced. When I launched, I tried the usual avenues like a DevHunt launch, Reddit sponsored posts, and Twitter boosts. Traffic came through, but downloads were sparse. People were la...