Local-first workspace for cloud IDEs – code through any outage
Ghanaian developers lose unsaved code and experience downtime with cloud-based tools like VS Code and AWS due to frequent 'dumsor' power outages.
NoDumsorDev provides a desktop-like web workspace that clones your VS Code/AWS environment locally via Service Workers. Edit offline with full syntax highlighting, and background-sync changes without interrupting flow. Tailored for Ghana's power grid with scheduled save rituals.
Ghanaian software developers using cloud-based tools like VS Code extensions and AWS
Full-featured offline editor (Monaco-based) with Ghana-timezone outage simulations for testing
friendly
VS Code's editor engine running 100% offline with extensions support
Service Worker queues file ops/Git pushes for reliable delivery
One-click clone of cloud workspace to local PWA
Offline terminal with common CLI tools cached
Real-time queue visualization and conflict resolver
Import VS Code settings.json for identical feel
Test your setup by simulating dumsor in browser
ZIP entire workspace for USB backup
Peer-to-peer offline sharing via WebRTC
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| timezone | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| source_url | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| path | text | No |
| content | text | No |
| synced | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/workspacesClone new workspace
/api/files/:workspaceIdUpdate file and queue sync
/api/sync-statusGet pending syncs
/api/simulate-outageTest offline mode
No terminal, 30-day history
20GB storage
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 2.5% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 7% | $1,890 | $22,680 |
Full editor + terminal, syncs when lights come back
Email list from Ghana JS meetup (scrape past attendees), send personalized invite with outage story, first 3 get lifetime Pro for case study.
Instant sandboxes
Limited offline
Deep Monaco + terminal
AWS native
Fully cloud reliant
Local-first hybrid
Monaco custom builds optimized for IndexedDB + user workspace templates community
PWA maturity + Monaco OSS advances enable true local IDEs
Large workspace storage bloat
Git-based diffs + compression
Solo dev scope creep on editor
Strict MVP: core files only
Devs prefer native VS Code
Settings import + familiarity
Success: 50 signups
Success: Daily usage >1hr
Success: 300 users
Success: 10% paid conversion
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