[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":454},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-13308263":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":45,"post_text":47,"what":48,"said":75,"maker_in_thread":219,"shape":224,"grid":228,"attempts":416,"same_week":417,"maker_shows":38,"maker_hidden":446,"reader_version":447,"card":448},"13308263","Castor","A live dashboard for your projects","title","Show HN: Castor, a live dashboard for your projects","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.getcastor.com\u002F","getcastor.com","blaget",1483440224,2017,133,74,303,2242,14,"notable","web_saas","business dashboard","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"dashboard","kpi monitoring","live metrics","business intelligence","roasted",-0.481,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},3,17,0,23,43,{"idea":37,"design":40,"pricing":43,"docs":44},{"positive":38,"critical":39},1,12,{"positive":41,"critical":42},2,4,{"positive":33,"critical":31},{"positive":33,"critical":42},[31,38,38,38,31,33,38,33,38,31,33,33,38,33,33,38,38,38,46,46,46,31,38,38,38,38,38,33,33,38,38,38,31,31,38,31,33,33,38,38],5,null,{"problem":49,"audience":47,"pricing":55,"motivation":47,"time_to_build":47,"stack":71,"openness":72,"stage":73,"team_size":74},{"value":50,"source":51,"evidence":52},"Showing live project and business metrics in one dashboard","maker",[53],{"id":54},"post",{"value":56,"source":57,"evidence":58},"About $4\u002Fmonth or $40\u002Fyear","commenter",[59,63,67],{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"13309565","koolba","New year, new SaaS dashboard company... 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I have been an user of some of these paid dashboards and you hit on a very good point! historical context is something I always felt was missing. i end up having to…",{"value":153,"source":57,"evidence":154},"Self-hosted alternative",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"13308801","dd112","This looks nice! Can anyone recommend an opensource\u002Fself-hosted alternative? Would really like to set something like this up in the office but would prefer to host it on my…",{"value":160,"source":57,"evidence":161},"Display on wall TV or kiosk",[162],{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"13309137","nrjames","What is the best way to get a web-based dashboard -- Castor, for example -- displaying on a wall-mounted television? 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We use it at the office and are happy with it. https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FShopify\u002Fdashing",{"value":199,"source":57,"evidence":200},"Klipfolio",[201],{"id":202,"by":203,"text":204},"13314705","jaxn","You can do this with Klipfolio. That is the one I am currently using.",{"value":206,"source":57,"evidence":207},"Looker",[208],{"id":209,"by":210,"text":211},"13309248","dotBen","What you are looking for is a BI (business intelligence) tool. Those typically include dashboard but also look at trends - both automatically and programmatically via your own…",{"value":213,"source":57,"evidence":214},"Panic Status Board",[215],{"id":216,"by":217,"text":218},"13312159","nanoanderson","This looks exactly like Panic's old StatusBoard https:\u002F\u002Fpanic.com\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-future-of-status-board\u002F",{"comments":38,"answered":33,"key":220},[221],{"id":222,"text":223},"13313706","Thanks everyone for your encouraging feedback! 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