Finish & Productionize Open-Source Proxy Project (Vite + Node + SQLite → Postgres)

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February 26, 2026
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Job Description

Hi — I started a hobby open-source project and need someone to help finish and productionize it. I got pulled into full-time work and can’t give it the attention it needs.

Landing page (overview + screenshots):
https://keycontrol.dev

GitHub currently contains screenshots only (no production-ready code published yet).

🚧 Current State

Frontend: ~80% complete
Backend: Implemented but never fully tested (AI-generated / “vibe coded”)

Stack:

  • Vite + shadcn/ui
  • Node.js (Express)
  • SQLite (temporary DB for testing)
  • Will migrate to PostgreSQL before production

It’s essentially a basic proxy service — nothing overly complex.

🧠 Important: Development Approach

This was built using “vibe coding” (AI-assisted iterative building).

Your task is NOT to deeply reverse engineer everything.

Instead:

  • Continue building using AI-assisted workflow
  • Clean up where needed
  • Stabilize and productionize
  • Avoid unnecessary over-engineering

I will cover any LLM-related costs (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.).

🎯 Scope of Work

  • Finalize backend functionality
  • Properly test proxy logic
  • Refactor where necessary for stability
  • Dockerize the full environment
  • Prepare for migration from SQLite → PostgreSQL
  • Ensure clean deployability

Possible next phase:

  • Introduce in-memory DB or queue system if needed
  • Improve performance and reliability

🔧 Required Experience

  • Comfortable with AI-assisted / vibe coding workflow
  • Node.js + Express experience
  • Docker & containerization experience
  • Database migration (SQLite → Postgres)
  • Familiarity with in-memory DBs / queues (Redis, etc.)
  • Understanding how proxy systems work

Nice to have:

  • Open-source contribution experience
  • Ability to clean up AI-generated code without overcomplicating it
  • DevOps familiarity

🚀 Engagement Style

  • Short-term: finish & stabilize
  • Medium-term: production release
  • After launch: we may refactor more traditionally (“PHP style” — cleaner structure, stricter patterns)

📩 When Applying

Please include:

  1. Projects where you finished or stabilized AI-generated code
  2. Docker setups you’ve created
  3. Experience with proxy services (if any)
  4. Estimated time to production-ready state