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Daniel Brendel
@danielbrendel.com
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Senior Indie Software Developer and Project Founder

GitHub: https://github.com/danielbrendel
Portfolio: https://www.danielbrendel.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/kc6xGmjzVS

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💚 APPRECIATION TIME 💚

More than 1250 stars and 700K docker image downloads on GitHub! 🥰

A massive thanks to everyone supporting HortusFox. 🚀🌿🦊

#IndieDev #SelfHosted #Selfhosting #OpenSource #FOSS #Plants #Gardening #Botany #Horticulture #WebDev #PHP
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Happy #TrailerTuesday 🕹️

Zapp, zapp, the electro bolt weapon in Hyper Frenzy is pretty strong lol. ⚡

Happy tuesday! 🌿🎮

➡️ Link to game:
store.steampowered.com/app/1653360/...

#GameDev #GameDevelopment #IndieDev #CPP #CPlusPlus #AngelScript #DirectX #WinAPI
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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HortusFox and other projects are built using my own custom #PHP #framework. 🧩

The backstory is quite odd, but a fun read:
➡️ www.danielbrendel.com/blog/31-an-o...

Beastmode? More like "Gyro Gearloose"-mode. 😅

Check it out:
➡️ www.asatru-php.com

#webdev #webframework #phpframework #engineering
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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I say it in Casual Desktop Game: Thanks for all your community hostings. 😊😊

store.steampowered.com/app/1001860/...

#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #GameDevelopment #GameDeveloper #SoftwareDeveloper #Programmer #Coding #Wholesome #Appreciation
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Please tell me you recall all these progams I've just smashed a bit. 😂

New backgrounds for Casual Desktop Game available:
➡️ www.casual-desktop-game.com/backgrounds

#RetroComputing #RetroGame #RetroGaming #Vintage #Nostalgia #Retro #00s #2000s #Millenial #GameDev #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Hello #PortfolioDay 👋

I'm Daniel Brendel, a senior indie #SoftwareDeveloper and creator of various projects. I'm the creator of HortusFox, a self-hosted #FOSS system for #Houseplants care and #Gardening as well as many other projects. 💚

➡️ See my portfolio
www.danielbrendel.com

#Promosky #Promo
HortusFox: The open-source, collaborative management, tracking and journaling app for plant lovers and gardeners. Casual Desktop Game is a fan remake of the ancient Desktop Destroyer game, featuring community content. AquaShell is a scripting and automation shell for Windows that can compete with AutoHotkey or AutoIt. The Asatru PHP framework is a PHP web-framework used in a number of my web-based projects.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Also, there is an #xmas theme available. 😉
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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WINTER IS COMING. ❄️

Grab your hot beverage, a comfy blanket, and check out the winter theme for your HortusFox workspace. 💚

➡️ Get themes here:
www.hortusfox.com/themes

#selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #plants #gardening #winter #xmas #botany #horticulture #theme
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Thank you for another #gamedev post. 💚

Here is another clip showing the up-coming blueprint feature of Casual Desktop Game. 😀

The update will be relased somewhere during #december. 🕹️

➡️ Game website:
www.casual-desktop-game.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I made a battlefield blueprint for Casual Desktop Game. 😆

With the up-coming blueprint feature, you'll be able to create cool scenes and share them with others. 👀

➡️ Game website:
www.casual-desktop-game.com

#IndieDev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #RetroGame #RetroGaming #DesktopDestroyer #Blueprint
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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We now have self-assigning roles for my #discord server. 💚

If you want to support me and my work, or just want to have casual chats with cool people, feel free to join. We have over 150 members already!

discord.gg/kc6xGmjzVS

#gamedev #indiedev #webdev #programmer #community #diversity
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Sneak peek of the upcoming update for Casual Desktop Game. 😃

The two new fireworks tools along with the already existing fireworks tool in action. 🎆

➡️ More info:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/100...

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #milestone #desktopdestroyer #retrogame #retrogaming
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I'm developing a #blueprint #feature for Casual Desktop Game. 😀 Thanks for hosting another #ScreenshotSaturday @musicvsartstuff.bsky.social ^_^

More on the upcoming game update:
➡️ store.steampowered.com/news/app/100...
November 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Got a #bluescreen? Just nuke it. ☢️

➡️ Play here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1001860/...

#GameDev #GameDevelopment #IndieDev #DesktopDestroyer #RetroGame #RetroGaming #SteamGame #FreeGame #PixelArt #IndieGame
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Ohhh, that tree just reminded me of the shroom tree in rayman classic. 🥹💚
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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There's a ghost in the home base... 👀👻 and they're pooping...

Thanks for hosting another #gamedev #trailertuesday 😊🕹️

Game: Casual Pixel Warrior, freely playable on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807240/...
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Fun on a Windows XP screen. 😀

In-game screenshot of Casual Desktop Game, a fan remake of the ancient Desktop Destroyer game.^^
www.casual-desktop-game.com

As always, thank you for hosting the #ScreenshotSaturday. 😊😊
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The NPD Awareness #GameJam has finished. Big thanks to everyone who contributed in raising awareness for #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder 💚

#NPD is a #mentaldisorder that is heavily stigmatized due to a significant educational gap. That's why we need more #education, #compassion and #inclusion.
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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HortusFox now has more than 1200 stars on GitHub. 😀

Thank you all for your outstanding support. 💚

➡️ Links:
www.hortusfox.com
github.com/danielbrende...

#selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #webdev #php #plants #gardening #horticulture #botany #thankful #happy #wholesome #programmer
October 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Destroying an old #WindowsXP screen. 😆

Casual Desktop Game is fun. ^_^

www.casual-desktop-game.com

#IndieDev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #DesktopDestroyer #Retro #RetroGaming #Nostalgia #Vintage #Firefox #Mozilla #Thunderbird #Meadow
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Pew pew pew 🔫😆

Thank you for hosting another #TrailerTuesday 💚💚
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Using VS Code for the development of #AquaShell #scripts. 😀

#programmer #coder #indiedev #programminglanguage #cpp #cplusplus #shell #sysadmin #appdev
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Happy #Retro #ScreenshotSaturday 🕹️🤩

Enjoy these #nostalgia invoking #GameDev #Screenshots of the early #2000s era.

Game: www.casual-desktop-game.com (100% free)

#IndieDev #GameDevelopment #Vintage #RetroGaming #DesktopDestroyer #Millenial #WindowsXP #WinAmp #Bluescreen #Wholesome
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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The #HelpRealm domain is shutting down during February, 2026. This project accompanied me since more than 5 years. It was one of my first bigger #webdev projects that landed me my first #job.
It's a relict of its time and I would do many things differently now, but it's still a #FOSS to learn from.
October 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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The guess-the-plant game is on again! You can now guess plants by photos and climb the leaderboard. 🌱💯

Join the discord:
discord.gg/kc6xGmjzVS

#plants #gardening #horticulture #botany #plant #discord
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM