eddiehubcommunity/biodrop

BioDrop was an open source platform that let people in the tech community create a single public profile page containing all their links: social media accounts, blog posts, projects, events, and testimonials. Instead of maintaining separate lists across multiple places, a person would point others to one BioDrop URL. The README notes that the project was archived in June 2024 and is no longer active, with all user data deleted and profiles no longer accessible. When it was live, a profile could include links to social platforms, a personal timeline of career milestones, upcoming events the person was attending or speaking at, and written testimonials from colleagues. Anyone could create a profile by adding a JSON file to the repository through a pull request, which also made it a common entry point for first-time open source contributors. The project was previously named LinkFree before being renamed to BioDrop. The codebase was built with Next.js for the web interface, MongoDB for storing profile data and usage statistics, and Tailwind CSS for styling. It offered four setup options for local development: editing files directly in the GitHub web interface (the simplest path for just adding a profile), a cloud-based environment called Gitpod, a standard local Node.js setup, and a Docker Compose configuration that handled all dependencies automatically. BioDrop was created and maintained by the EddieHub Community, a group focused on encouraging open source contribution and community building in tech. The project attracted contributors through events like Hacktoberfest, and the README includes testimonials from several users who noted higher click-through rates on their links compared to paid alternatives they had used before.