# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
# 
# Usage:
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users              View list of users and latest twt date.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt                View all twts.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri  View all mentions for uri.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash         View all twts for a conversation subject.
# 
# Options:
#     uri     Filter to show a specific users twts.
#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
# 
# twt range = 1 1
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/nzlx5sa
Ask HN: Low-maintenance and cheap deployment and persistence?**
Every now and then I think of creating a HTTP API/web service to resolve a pain point I'm experiencing, for which no good solution currently exists. I would do this purely on a hobby basis.

My fear is that when I have done this in the past, I have always run into one of two problems:

1\\. After a year or two, I lose persistent storage and discover that the backups have not worked for a few months. If I ran the service as a day job, I'd use a high quality but e ... ⌘ Read more