Roadmap

Overview:

Discord is an open-source product roadmap app that allows users to share their roadmap with the public and gather valuable feedback. It allows users to upvote or downvote on features, add comments, and request new features. The app’s frontend is built with Remix, while the backend is built with Rowy, a lowcode platform for Firebase.

Features:

• Get feedback on your roadmap from public user groups or communities
• Upvote and downvote features
• Add comments
• Customizable categories: In progress, Next, Needs feedback, Release
• Open-source, flexible, and fully free
• Optional in-app feedback widget for open-ended feature requests or feedback
• CMS UI with the ability to add automation or workflows with Rowy

Installation:

Step 1: Setup backend template

1. Create an account on Rowy and create a workspace for the Roadmap app.
2. Connect the workspace to Firebase by following the step-by-step video guide.
3. Create a new table from the “Roadmap app” template.
4. Add the initial set of data to be displayed on the roadmap app, such as your product’s features list, their description, target release date, category, etc.

Step 2: Setup frontend template

1. Deploy the roadmap app’s frontend to Vercel using the deploy button.
2. Add the following environment variables to your Vercel app:

• CLIENT_FIREBASE_WEB_API_KEY: Add your Firebase project’s web API key.
• SERVER_FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: Generate a Firebase admin SDK service account JSON and add it to your config.
• COLLECTION: Name of the Firestore collection that stores the roadmap data.
• TABLE_ID: Name of the Rowy Table ID.
• SESSION_SECRET: (Optional) Setup a session secret.
• FEEDBACK_FIN_WEBHOOK_URL: (Optional) If you want to add a feedback widget, add the webhook URL setup using FeedbackFin.

Step 3: That’s it! Vercel provides a hosted app domain or you can create a customized URL. Make sure to add this domain URL to the list of authorized domains in your Firebase project. Now you can share the URL with your users and start gathering votes and feedback on your product roadmap.

Summary:

Discord is an open-source product roadmap app that allows users to share their roadmap with the public and gather valuable feedback. It offers features such as upvoting, downvoting, comments, customizable categories, and an optional feedback widget. The app’s frontend is built with Remix, and the backend is built with Rowy. Setting up the app involves creating a workspace on Rowy, connecting it to Firebase, adding data to the roadmap, and deploying the frontend to Vercel with the necessary environment variables. Overall, Discord is a flexible and free tool for managing and collecting feedback on product roadmaps.