When you're building an MVP, I think it's very important to GTFOL as soon as possible.

I first came across the term GTFOL working with Furqan Rydhan, and the term has even made it into the Urban Dictionary.

All projects start on a developer's machine, and the sooner we can get them off localhost on servers that others can access, the sooner we can start to get feedback and iterate on the idea.

I have now successfully got Playlist Kit off localhost, and onto servers. If you try and access the website, you'll get a 503 error. I'm using Laravel's maintenance mode feature, to restrict access to the website.

Unfortunately, to use the software in public, the Spotify integration will need to be reviewed and approved by the folks at Spotify:

While I still have a bit of work to do on Playlist Kit before it's ready for real public launch, it is good enough to get into the hands of early testers, and rather than waiting until everything is 100% ready, it's better to get that feedback sooner rather than later.

I'm hoping that Spotify can do the review quickly, since it's a simple integration I'm not anticipating any problems, so that I can get the software into soft launch early next week. This is, however, my first time submitting an application to Spotify for review, so I'm not how long they will take.

As soon as I get through the review process, I'll let everyone here know that you can try out the software if you'd like too. I'd love the early feedback!

While I'm putting the final touching to the website, I'm also starting to think about how I'm going to launch Playlist Kit, more on that in the upcoming posts.

Cheers,
Mubs