# Death Plan Switch

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Death Plan Switch and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Self-hosted dead man's switch that alerts contacts if you miss check-ins, useful for solo operators' succession planning. Critics note the encryption problem after death and the website's AI-generated look.

## Why people recommend it

- Succession plans for solo operators (4 comments): "I can't miss it because I'm selling my clients the death plan in my contracts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50161806)) "I've put my 2IC in place and I'm meeting with my lawyer soon to add her." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163070)) "Sick idea, folks that don't have humans on payroll need this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50175651))
- Useful, better than no plan (2 comments): "It's better than not having a plan for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50162364)) "I find it very useful, thanks for sharing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167595))
- Interesting, well-liked concept (3 comments): "Nice, i have similar idea for a while, with some additional features" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50162040)) "I liked the project by the way, even if it's a bit trivial." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50162188)) "interesting concept. feels high gain at 1/wk." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50162094))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Google Inactive Account Manager](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-inactive-account-manager.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Death Plan Switch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/death-plan-switch/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).