Telebugs Philosophy

Telebugs adheres strictly to its guiding principles: simplicity, security, and user control in error tracking. This directly counters the pitfalls of modern SaaS tools, where providers lock basic features behind ever-increasing subscription costs.

At its core, Telebugs is built on a straightforward idea: error tracking should be simple, secure, and fully under your control. This philosophy influences every decision—from design and features to deployment—ensuring the tool empowers developers without unnecessary complexity.

The Pillars of Telebugs

Telebugs rests on five foundational pillars:

I: Less is More

Error tracking does not need complex setups or long learning curves. Telebugs stays minimal on purpose. It is easy to install, easy to use, and easy to maintain. This approach runs through the whole system.

II: Be Boring

Telebugs does not try to impress. It just works reliably every day. Good tools run quietly in the background. You never get excited about running cd to change directories. Telebugs aims for that same quiet reliability.

III: Own Your Data

Big providers scare you with stories about data loss. They say files vanish without constant backups and replication. There is some truth to that. But they blow it out of proportion to keep you locked in. Backups matter, yet they are not as hard or scary as claimed. You can manage them yourself. No sysadmin required.

IV: Freedom to Scale

You do not need Kubernetes for Telebugs, though it works if you want it. Start with the cheapest Hetzner VPS. Upgrade the server as your project grows. Telebugs will not scale forever, but it handles most indie projects, small teams, and medium businesses through their full lifecycle.

V: Finished Software

Telebugs aims to be finished software. It ships complete and stable, without endless new features. Not all tools need constant growth.

Think about the cd command needing a subscription account. That would be ridiculous. Yet many modern tools end up there. They add more and more features, needed or not. Then they gate basic access behind paywalls or guest modes. Telebugs avoids that path. It provides what you need. Nothing more.