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How Indie Hackers Are Getting Their First 100 Users in 2026

Published 26 June, 20261 min read
const { chromium } = require('playwright');

async function checkAssets(url) {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  const page = await browser.newPage();

  const oversizedImages = [];
  page.on('response', async (response) => {
    const contentType = response.headers()['content-type'] || '';
    if (contentType.includes('image')) {
      const buffer = await response.body().catch(() => null);
      if (buffer && buffer.length > 1_000_000) { // > 1MB
        oversizedImages.push({ url: response.url(), size: buffer.length });
      }
    }
  });

  await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
  await browser.close();
  return oversizedImages;
}