I love building my own products and strive to make a living from them.https://dominiksumer.comhttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/took-the-leap-and-open-sourced-my-saashttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/took-the-leap-and-open-sourced-my-saasSince years I wanted to get into open-source, but I always was hesitant as I wasn't sure if it'll contribute to my goals. I finally took the leap and want to tell you why.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/2024-in-reviewhttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/2024-in-reviewMy recap about 2024. Everything that happened, from why I didn’t achieve my goals, to what I’ve experienced, and where I am now.Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-to-use-react-to-generate-og-imageshttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-to-use-react-to-generate-og-imagesLet's use the power of React together with Puppeteer / Playwright to style and generate dynamic images on the fly.Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-to-integrate-gumroad-as-payment-provider-for-your-saashttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-to-integrate-gumroad-as-payment-provider-for-your-saasYou want to concentrate on getting the MVP up and running instead of spending hours integrating a payment provider? Check out this blog post ✌️Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/publishing-a-typescript-library-in-2021https://dominiksumer.com/blog/publishing-a-typescript-library-in-2021How to make your life easier by using TSDX to publish your next TypeScript library.Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-my-first-side-project-made-me-the-developer-i-am-todayhttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-my-first-side-project-made-me-the-developer-i-am-todayI am telling the story of my first real side project in software development and how it shaped my career as a software developer.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/tech-stack-of-trueqhttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/tech-stack-of-trueqI describe the tech stack and how we do the deployment of our first SaaS called TrueQ. Additionally I explain what we regret about our decisions / would to differently nowadays.Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-and-why-to-start-blogginghttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/how-and-why-to-start-bloggingTips about how and why to start an own blog. What benefits you get from blogging, how you can motivate yourself to start with it and how to find the right topics.Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/stripe-checkout-eu-vathttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/stripe-checkout-eu-vatIn this blog post I am covering the different scenarios which need to be considered when selling digital goods inside the EU and how to implement them with Stripe Checkout.Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/chakra-complements-webdevshttps://dominiksumer.com/blog/chakra-complements-webdevsChakra brings new paradigms on the plate and at the same time complements the skills you've built up over the last 10 years as a web developer.Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT