# Submit your tool to Stacker News

> Stacker News is a Hacker News style forum where posts and comments cost a few sats and readers tip authors in bitcoin. Makers post a link to their product in a territory such as ~tech or ~bitcoin and discuss it in the comments.

- Website: https://stacker.news
- Submit at: https://stacker.news/post
- Type: community
- Post fee in sats, 30 sats in ~tech and ~bitcoin, dofollow link, time to list: Instant, no review, DR 66
- For: Developer tools, Startups, Fast approval
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is Stacker News worth it?

Worth a post if your product touches bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, privacy or open source. Posting costs about 30 sats, and the title link loses nofollow once the post has 250 sats of net investment from zaps and boosts, which is also roughly what it takes to show up in the default feed. Generic SaaS gets little attention. Write it as a Show post, explain what it does and answer comments, since engaged readers zap and that keeps the link followed.

## Who should submit to Stacker News?

Suits makers of bitcoin and Lightning tools, Nostr clients, privacy and self-hosted software, and open source developers. Does not suit mainstream B2B SaaS, marketing tools or products with no connection to bitcoin or developer culture.

## What you need before you submit

- Stacker News account
- A few sats or cowboy credits for the post fee
- Post type allowed in the chosen territory, such as link or discussion

## How to submit

1. Sign up and get cowboy credits or attach a Lightning wallet
2. Pick a relevant territory such as ~tech or ~bitcoin
3. Create a link post to the product with a clear title
4. Add context in the text field
5. Reply to comments, and optionally boost the post

## Pros

- Very cheap to post
- Title link becomes dofollow after 250 sats of net investment
- Engaged technical audience that tips good posts
- No review queue

## Cons

- Every post costs sats
- Post fee rises 10x for each extra post within 10 minutes
- Links in the post body stay nofollow
- Narrow audience focused on bitcoin

## Tips

- Put the product URL in the link field, not only in the body
- Post once and wait, repeated posts cost 10x more
- Use a territory that matches the topic
- Boost the post if it does not reach the feed on its own

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on Stacker News?

Listing a tool on Stacker News costs Post fee in sats, 30 sats in ~tech and ~bitcoin.

### Does Stacker News give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on Stacker News links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does Stacker News ask for a backlink or a badge?

No. It lists a tool without asking for a badge or a link back.

### How long does Stacker News take to list a tool?

Instant, no review.

### Is the link from Stacker News dofollow?

The title link is. Checked in November 2026, link posts with 250 or more sats of net investment use rel=noopener noreferrer, and posts below that use noreferrer nofollow noopener. Links inside the post text are always nofollow.

### How much does it cost to post?

Territory founders set the fee. The ~tech and ~bitcoin territories charge 30 sats per post. Fees rise 10x for each repeat post within 10 minutes.

### Do I need bitcoin to post?

No. The FAQ says new users can earn cowboy credits from zaps and spend them on fees, or buy them with sats.

### What kind of products do well there?

Tools for bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, privacy and open source get the most attention.

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