OAuth Integration
Google and Discord login with JWT tokens in httpOnly cookies.
Developer Portfolios
Create your profile, showcase games, link social media.
Community Features
Discover developers, join jams, showcase projects.
What is SoloDevelopment?
A community for people making games mostly by themselves.
We host game jams, showcase member projects, and connect developers through shared experiences.
75K+
members on Reddit
2021
founded to support solo devs
8K
members on Discord
750+
game jam entries submitted
Authentication & Developer Profiles
Waterfall Discovery Interface
CSS-native masonry layout displaying game jam entries in a Pinterest-style grid. Features tabbed filtering for marathon and themed jams, plus real-time search across all content.
FILTERING
Marathon & themed jam tabs
SEARCH
Real-time across all content
External Integration
Just like the Waterfall Discovery Interface showcases our game jams, we integrate with itch.io to pull external jam data. This allows solo developers to see all opportunities in one place.
External itch.io integration with participant tracking
SYNC RATE
Every 10 min
DATA TRACKED
Participants
CACHE
5 min refresh
FALLBACK
Graceful
Production Infrastructure
Security
AUTHENTICATION
JWT + httpOnly cookies
ENCRYPTION
bcrypt with 12 salt rounds
PROTECTION
Rate limiting (200/15min)
Performance
HOSTING
Zero cold-start deployment
CACHING
Multi-layer intelligent cache
DATABASE
MongoDB compound indexes
Reliability
RESILIENCE
Automated error recovery
MONITORING
Real-time health checks
UPTIME
99%+ availability SLA