a single source, nothing corroborates it

Meet users on the install route they already have

Publish through the package managers and platforms people already use instead of insisting they come to your download page, and run a stable and an early access feed side by side so testers can move between them inside the app. Recruiting testers this way costs nothing extra and avoids maintaining a separate build.

The method

1. 01

   Ship the same tool through every install route your users already have rather than forcing them onto your app.

2. 02

   Run two update feeds, one stable and one early access, and let people switch between them inside the app, so you recruit testers without shipping them a different build.

What it returned

• 11

  Within a month the project had Mac, Linux and standalone npm releases, with the npm build adding Linux support at beta 11

• The app carries runtime logic to repoint at either appcast, so a user moves between stable and pre-release without reinstalling

Sources

• Code Signing and Notarization: Sparkle and Tears | Peter SteinbergerPeter Steinberger · steipete.me · Dynamic Channel Switching · 2025-06-05
• VibeTunnel's first AI-anniversary | Peter SteinbergerPeter Steinberger · steipete.me · Growth & Velocity · 2025-07-16