Field Service built a status page for internal systems

“Everyone using it is trustworthy.”— Head of Operations

Reason:

Allegedly because someone said "just add AI". Forked from a tutorial at 16:48 and never cleaned up.

Built by:

Elena, someone from Procurement

Build time:

5 evenings

Built with:

an Electron app, for a form

Database:

the old database because migration is scheduled for Q4

Authentication:

there is one account called "admin" and nobody knows who owns it

Deployment:

behind a domain registered for €12 during a workshop

Responsible:

whoever happens to be on call

Documentation:

comments that say "do not change this"

Security situation:

the app is secure because the browser shows a padlock

Future disaster:

It will create a GDPR incident somebody describes as "probably minor".

Age: 14 days · originally expected to last 7 days · 1 owner so far · last meaningful change 14 days ago

Rated legendary mostly because: €3.8m per year, 555 users, 4 departments depend on it.