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Daniel Brendel
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Senior Indie Software Developer and Project Founder

GitHub: https://github.com/danielbrendel
Portfolio: https://www.danielbrendel.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/kc6xGmjzVS

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Daniel Brendel @danielbrendel.com · Nov 11
💚 APPRECIATION TIME 💚

More than 1250 stars and 700K docker image downloads on GitHub! 🥰

A massive thanks to everyone supporting HortusFox. 🚀🌿🦊

#IndieDev #SelfHosted #Selfhosting #OpenSource #FOSS #Plants #Gardening #Botany #Horticulture #WebDev #PHP
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Development Recap 2025 📜🎇🎉

I've just published my annual development recap. 2025 has been a year of tremendous accomplishments.

➡️ Read the article here:
www.danielbrendel.com/blog/53-deve...

See y'all in the next year! 💚

#IndieDev #Recap #Recap2025 #SoftwareDeveloper #PromoSky #HappyNewYear
Development Recap 2025 📜🎇🎉 | Daniel Brendel | Blog
Development Recap 2025 2025 has undoubtedly been a year of o...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🚀 HortusFox version 5.7 released! 🧩

➡️ View changelog here:
github.com/danielbrende...

💚 Thank you for flying with HortusFox 💚

#HortusFox #FOSS #OpenSource #PHP #WebDev #SelfHosted #Plants #Gardening #Botany #Horticulture #IndieDev #Release
Release v5.7 · danielbrendel/hortusfox-web
Version 5.7 of HortusFox Changelog Local theme management (#485) AquaShell config setup command (#484) Ignore themes other than default one for VCS (#483)
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December 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Casual Desktop Game December Patch 2025 was published today! 🔨💥🎮

Read more here:
www.danielbrendel.com/blog/52-casu...

#GameDev #GameDevelopment #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday #MajorPatch #RetroGaming #Nostalgia #Vintage #Release #TrailerTuesday #Promosky #Blueskypromo
Casual Desktop Game December Patch 2025 🔨💥🎮 | Daniel Brendel | Blog
Casual Desktop Game December Patch 2025 The latest patch wil...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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AquaShell v1.0.2 released! 🧩🚀💯

➡️ View the release here:
github.com/danielbrende...

➡️ More on AquaShell:
www.aquashell-scripting.com

#Programming #Coding #CPP #CPlusPlus #ProgrammingLanguage #Scripting #Shell
AquaShell - A scripting and automation shell for Windows
AquaShell is a scripting and automation shell for Windows using dnyScriptInterpreter
www.aquashell-scripting.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🌍✨ In 2025, the Agroecology Map reached 500,000 unique visitors — a huge milestone for a fully volunteer-driven platform with no funding. This shows the global agroecology movement is thriving, connected, and growing. 🌱💚

#Agroecology #Permaculture #Agroforestry #OpenSource
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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HortusFox v5.5 official release blog post published! 🌿

www.danielbrendel.com/blog/50-hort...

Check out a detailed post on the recent #HortusFox update!

#selfhosted #foss #opensource #plants #gardening #horticulture #botany #houseplants #indoorplants #webapp #indiedev
HortusFox v5.5 released - a december update 🌱🦊💚 | Daniel Brendel | Blog
HortusFox v5.5 released The latest version 5.5 covers some c...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🚀 HortusFox version 5.5 released! 🧩

View changelog here:
github.com/danielbrende...

Cool improvements, additions and bugfixes have been implemented. 🤩

💚 Thank you for flying with HortusFox 💚

#HortusFox #FOSS #OpenSource #PHP #WebDev #SelfHosted #Plants #Gardening #Botany #Horticulture
Release v5.5 · danielbrendel/hortusfox-web
Version 5.5 of HortusFox Changelog Keep proper time units when editing recurring tasks (#468) Proper wording for mail encryption types (#472) Fix headers already sent warning when uploading photo ...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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It's #xmas time in Casual Pixel Warrior. 🎄

There will also be a present available on #christmas. 😀

Play Casual Pixel Warrior for free:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807240/...

#GameDev #IndieDev #GameDevelopment #RPG #WaveShooter #Roguelite #Roguelike #Freegame
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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If you want to use the #bluesky #restapi, and you need to acquire a token, you can do so via an #AquaShell script. 🥰

Man, I really like how much my own #programming #shell has matured over the last years. 💚

➡️ View snippet:
www.aquashell-scripting.com/snippets/sho...

#indiedev #coding #wholesome
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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So, I just figured out that #Minecraft helps creating cool assets for possible #HortusFox themes. 😃

(Yes, there will be a new theme released soon).

#foss #opensource #selfhosted #selfhosting #webdev #php
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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❄️ #Winter is coming to #HortusFox ❄️

Want to turn your workspace into a cozy #WinterWonderland? With themes you can do exactly that (among others). 🤍💙

➡️ Get your themes here:
www.hortusfox.com/themes

#FOSS #OpenSource #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Snow #Snowfall #Iceland #Snowy #Customization
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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#Alocasia #Frydek in full shape. One of our favorites, unfortunately it was splitted in multiple parts. Hopefully one day it will be as big as before. 🌱

TV for scale. 😅

What are your favorite #plants right now? 👀

Post in the comments and feel free to reply with a photo. 💚

#plantparent #botany
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The next version 5.5 of #HortusFox is scheduled for 3th of #December. Stay tuned! 🧩🌱💯

Wow, december 2025 will come with some big updates of various projects!

#foss #opensource #selfhosted #selfhosting #plants #gardening #horticulture #botany
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Thank you very much for the shout-out, @musicvsartstuff.bsky.social 😊💚
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I've reached this months goal! Thank you all so much for your support! It really means a lot to me. 💚

ko-fi.com/danielbrende...

#awesome #happy #kofi #donations #goal #monthlygoal #softwaredeveloper #webdev #indiedev #gamedev #thankful
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The next update of Casual Desktop Game will provide you with more destructive awesomeness! 😱😀

Casual Desktop Game is a fan remake of the ancient #DesktopDestroyer #retrogame. 💚

It does also feature a #workshop. 🧩

➡️ Check it out
www.casual-desktop-game.com

#IndieDev #GameDev #Release #NewYearsEve
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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The next update for Casual Desktop Game is scheduled for 15th of December! It will be made available across all platforms (Steam, itch, IndieDB and GameJolt). 🕹️💥

➡️ More on Casual Desktop Game:
www.casual-desktop-game.com

#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieDev #GameDeveloper #Nostalgia #Retro
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The new version 1.0.2 of AquaShell will be published on 5th of December. Stay tuned! 🧩🚀

➡️ More on AquaShell:
www.aquashell-scripting.com

#programmer #coder #cpp #cplusplus #scripting #shell
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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💚 APPRECIATION TIME 💚

More than 1250 stars and 700K docker image downloads on GitHub! 🥰

A massive thanks to everyone supporting HortusFox. 🚀🌿🦊

#IndieDev #SelfHosted #Selfhosting #OpenSource #FOSS #Plants #Gardening #Botany #Horticulture #WebDev #PHP
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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HortusFox and other projects are built using my own custom #PHP #framework. 🧩

The backstory is quite odd, but a fun read:
➡️ www.danielbrendel.com/blog/31-an-o...

Beastmode? More like "Gyro Gearloose"-mode. 😅

Check it out:
➡️ www.asatru-php.com

#webdev #webframework #phpframework #engineering
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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🕹️ Hiii talented #gamedevs! I hope everyone is having a nice Saturday 💜

Here's a #screenshotsaturday post!

Reply to this post updates for your #games (any game links, photos, videos etc) 🎮

💜 like
🗨️ comment
🔄 repost!

#indiegame #saturdayscreenshot #gaming #indiedev #gamedevelopment
a happy saturday greeting card with a cartoon animal
ALT: a happy saturday greeting card with a cartoon animal
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November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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✍🏻 My Ko-Fi link; I share blogs of some games I have made music for 🎶

ko-fi.com/nicolemariet

Reply to this post to share your Ko-Fi links! 😎

#kofi #musicproducer #composer #blogs
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November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Please tell me you recall all these progams I've just smashed a bit. 😂

New backgrounds for Casual Desktop Game available:
➡️ www.casual-desktop-game.com/backgrounds

#RetroComputing #RetroGame #RetroGaming #Vintage #Nostalgia #Retro #00s #2000s #Millenial #GameDev #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Hello #PortfolioDay 👋

I'm Daniel Brendel, a senior indie #SoftwareDeveloper and creator of various projects. I'm the creator of HortusFox, a self-hosted #FOSS system for #Houseplants care and #Gardening as well as many other projects. 💚

➡️ See my portfolio
www.danielbrendel.com

#Promosky #Promo
HortusFox: The open-source, collaborative management, tracking and journaling app for plant lovers and gardeners. Casual Desktop Game is a fan remake of the ancient Desktop Destroyer game, featuring community content. AquaShell is a scripting and automation shell for Windows that can compete with AutoHotkey or AutoIt. The Asatru PHP framework is a PHP web-framework used in a number of my web-based projects.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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WINTER IS COMING. ❄️

Grab your hot beverage, a comfy blanket, and check out the winter theme for your HortusFox workspace. 💚

➡️ Get themes here:
www.hortusfox.com/themes

#selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #plants #gardening #winter #xmas #botany #horticulture #theme
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM