Case Study: FindAShot.org helps people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments with DreamHost

FindAShot.org helps people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments in 47 states with DreamHost

FindAShot.org, a volunteer-run website created to help people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments, faced the challenge of an inefficient and frustrating search process. Its founder, David Newell, needed a reliable and flexible hosting solution to rapidly build and scale the site to handle searches across thousands of pharmacy locations. He turned to the vendor DreamHost for its web hosting services.

Using DreamHost's hosting plan, which included free domain registration and support for Python Flask applications, Newell quickly deployed FindAShot.org. The solution provided predictable costs, scalability to handle 65,000 unique visitors, and integrated database support. The results were significant, with the site listing appointments in 47 states across 19,000 pharmacy locations and receiving heartfelt user feedback that it was crucial in securing lifesaving vaccinations.

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