A quick edit to address something important and provide a disclaimer:
Thank you all for your feedback! This project was “vibecoded” with Cloude AI and serves more as a “proof of concept” for what could be achieved with AI assistance. I’m just a tech enthusiast, and I’m excited to continue exploring new possibilities. I understand there’s a real concern about “AI Slop,” but that’s exactly why I’m sharing this project with you all so that experts who are interested in the idea can offer guidance or even help improve it.
I’ve noticed that many people with home labs prefer to update their applications manually instead of relying on other apps that automate the process. Often, they have to check each one individually. That’s where Vigil comes in. The primary function of Vigil is to centralize the information and give users clear visibility of which applications are outdated, their current version, and the newer version available from several sources. This way, you can decide what and when to update.
To be honest, I hope it ends up being useful to others as it is for me.
If you have a few minutes, I’d really appreciate you trying it out and leaving a review or suggestions on the repo or even here. I’d do my best to answer most of the comments.
Hey, I vibe code a bunch of personal tools myself, so I genuinely appreciate the effort and the excitement of sharing what you’ve built.
But I think it’s important to be honest with your audience, especially when cross-posting the same project across multiple Lemmy communities: please mention that this was AI-generated code. People deserve to know that when deciding whether to use or trust a project.
It would also really help to explain what problem this solves that existing tools don’t already handle. There are several well-established options in this space: Watchtower, Diun, Portainer, Dockge, Arcane, Renovate. If your project does something meaningfully different, say so! That’s what would actually make people interested.
Keep building, but bring people along with the full picture. That’s how you earn trust.
Hi Tiritibambix, that’s genuinely a great advice. I’m kind of new in this tech world, so my apology for not getting things right. I’ve just learned a bunch of things through out the comments and I’m trying to address things the best I can. I’ll make sure to include the “AI code” tag or disclaimer for other projects in the future. I really had no idea that anything generated by AI could bring so many strong and different opinions. But that’s great. Thanks again!