My side project hit 1000 users and now I'm scared to touch it
I mean, I built this little tool for myself to track freelance invoices, just a simple web app. I threw it online maybe 6 months ago thinking a few friends might use it. I checked the stats last week and it's at 1,042 active users. It's not making money, it's just running on a cheap server. But now I'm stuck. The code is messy, and I want to add new features, but I'm terrified an update will break it for all those people who actually depend on it. Part of me wants to just leave it alone since it works, but another part knows it needs better security and maybe a paid plan to cover costs. Has anyone else had a hobby project suddenly get real users and had to decide between leaving it be or trying to grow it?