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Traffic, tech stack, and milestones. Built in public.

Background

Dog Flight Guide started as a personal problem: my wife and I have a Pomsky named Nala, and every time we planned a trip, figuring out which airlines actually allow dogs took way too long. I built the tool I always wished existed. The full story is on the About page.

The second motivation was purely technical. Almost every part of the stack below was new to me. I used this project deliberately to learn by building something real, rather than following tutorials. That hands-on experience is worth more to me than any course.

I share the numbers here because building in public keeps me accountable and occasionally helps other indie hackers who are working on something similar. If any part of how this is built is useful to you, feel free to reach out on X / Twitter.

At a glance

Airlines tracked

and growing

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Days live

launched Jun 26, 2026

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Total visitors

since launch

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Total pageviews

since launch

Traffic

Last 30 days

Daily unique visitors, updated nightly from privacy-friendly Pirsch Analytics.

Month	Visitors	Pageviews	Note
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How it's built

The full stack, kept as simple as possible.

Astro v6

Static site generator — fast, zero JS by default, great for SEO.

Supabase Postgres

Stores all airline and policy data. Simple API, free tier covers current scale.

Tailwind CSS v4

Utility-first CSS — keeps the codebase small and consistent.

Netlify

Hosting and serverless functions for contact forms, reports, and suggestions.

Satori + Resvg

Generates OG images and the favicon at build time. No external image service needed.

Cloudflare Turnstile

Bot protection on all forms, privacy-friendly alternative to reCAPTCHA.

Milestones

The big moments so far.

Jun 2026

Site launched

First version live: airline search and filter by region, weight limit, and pet policy. Full pet policy details per airline including cabin access, fees, and breed restrictions.

For a full list of changes and updates, see the Updates page.

How these numbers work

Traffic comes from privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics and updates once a day, so the most recent day may still be filling in. Questions or feedback? Reach me on X / Twitter.