dfyb.run (A208864)

Happy new year everyone! dfyb.run is back online - thanks for your patience!

@DjDamo back online now!

@dfyb_run Hi, don’t suppose you’ve had any luck in obtaining a certificate yet?

Pass generation is currently offline as my Apple Developer Account has lapsed. Existing passes will continue to work indefinitely, but it might be a couple of weeks until it’s back, sorry 😞

However (nerdy words follow) if someone has an Apple Developer Account and wouldn’t mind generating a single pass signing certificate, I could get back online much quicker and would be exceptionally grateful 😁

It’s a bit of an unwanted expense at this time of year, and I’ve had zero interest from @parkrun HQ and when an RD mentioned it to a certain founder in May was pretty negative about it 🤷‍♂️

We're back! dfyb.run now has an extra step where you're asked to verify your profile, but you can generate passes again!

Still no contact from @parkrun or @parkrunUK, but I'm investigating other options right now, so will hopefully have it back up again sometime this week 🤞

@_rough_n_rugged thanks! I’ve reached out to @parkrun and @parkrunUK and waiting to see if it’s OK to continue or if they’ll give me some ability to verify athlete IDs

I’m afraid dfyb.run has had to be disabled for now - too many people have been inputting incorrect data, causing issues for volunteers. Hopefully will be back soon, and any existing passes that work will continue to work for the foreseeable future.

@ian_rutson Hi, I believe you might have been contacted by @bushyparkrun regarding dfyb.run - can you or someone else at HQ please DM me?

@vince_gannon correct! See the last part of the FAQ at dfyb.run/faq - you can use the Virtual Volunteer app yourself to test it if you've got concerns before using it for real!

@dfyb_run Hi. Just checking the pass on the Apple Watch should be a QR code and not a barcode?

@BobbieHickman @atp15 can you not scan it with the Virtual Volunteer app yourself? Send me a screenshot or a photo of your pass at hello@dfyb.run and I'll see if it works for me

@dfyb_run @atp15 5 times I’ve tried to use mine and it’s not scanned once ☹️. I’ve given up now

New feature - your barcode works everywhere! No need to choose whether you're using an Apple Watch ⌚anymore (thanks for the tip @atp15 ) dfyb.run See you on Saturday? #dfyb

@powers9568 @atp15 it should sync automatically - have you had problems syncing other wallet passes from other apps?

@dfyb_run @atp15 How do I get it on my Apple Watch? It’s showing on my iPhone fine but not the Apple Watch.

@msmcglau yes - in fact the field shouldn't let you type anything that isn't an A followed by numbers

@dfyb_run might be a daft question, but do I type in my park run ID (code that begins with ‘A’) for the Athlete ID to create the pass? Thanks.

A slow and muddy @cheadlehparkrun for me this morning!

Currently not parkrunning due to an isolating household 😷🦠 but what features would you like to see added to dfyb.run next?

@ianb65 @iowrunner it's all open source if you want to poke about and DIY it - the only costly part is the Apple Developer account

@iowrunner @dfyb_run Will have a look at this later today. I’ve just spent all weekend struggling with this myself, eventually gave up, a beaten man!

Couldn’t work out how to get my Parkrun barcode on my phone on Saturday morning but sorted it now ready for next time with @dfyb_run Nifty little website generates a pass for your Apple wallet.

@iowrunner Thanks! It works on the Apple Watch as well, which is pretty much all I use personally.

@WithMeNowPod just the one?

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@NickinNepal the runner themselves could always go off to one side and grab their barcode on their phone before being scanned? Or they could just try again next week! 🙂

@NickinNepal nearly impossible I’m afraid - would involve scraping the parkrun website, which is mostly banned. Also I still think “no barcode no time” is a fair policy - it’s a little thing to ask, and the last thing I want to do is make the volunteers lives harder!

Sadly no parkrun for me this morning due to a poorly puppy. Enjoy and #dfyb!