Contributor acknowledgementsApplicants receive a clear confirmation message after a valid contributor application is accepted by the website.
TRUST & TRANSPARENCY
How Tech Satahan is built.
Understand the development partner, infrastructure providers, security practices and communication services behind the publication.
HTTPS by default
Private editorial Studio
Public status monitoring
PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
Built and maintained by PastelDev
PastelDev designed and developed the Tech Satahan public website, private administration panel, editorial workflows, publishing automation and ongoing platform improvements.
Website engineering
Admin panel development
Publishing automation
Technical maintenance
Active · Application acknowledgements
SMS COMMUNICATION PROVIDER
Text.lk SMS Gateway
Tech Satahan uses the Text.lk SMS gateway under the TechSatahan sender identity to deliver automatic acknowledgement messages after contributor applications are submitted.
Secure server-side integrationThe API token stays on the server while Text.lk queues the acknowledgement through the approved TechSatahan sender identity.
OUR EXPERIENCE
Our onboarding experience with Text.lk has been excellent. Their customer support has been responsive, clear and genuinely helpful.
OPERATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Security and reliability by design
These controls protect the public website and keep editorial access separate from the reader-facing experience.
CONNECTION SECURITY
HTTPS and browser protection
Encrypted HTTPS connections, HSTS and security headers are applied to the production website.
TRAFFIC PROTECTION
Cloudflare security layer
DNS management, traffic filtering and Turnstile protection help reduce automated abuse on public forms.
EDITORIAL ACCESS
Private, role-based Studio
Article creation, review and publishing tools are separated from the public website and protected by authenticated team roles.
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY
Independent status monitoring
Readers and team members can check website and publishing availability through public status pages.
SERVICES WE USE
Platform and infrastructure
These providers support Tech Satahan's hosting, publishing, security, analytics and day-to-day platform operations.
Hosting & deployment
Vercel
Production hosting, automated builds and serverless API deployment.
Code & content
GitHub
Source code, article files, version history and deployment workflow.
DNS & protection
Cloudflare
DNS management, traffic protection and Turnstile verification.
Live application data
Upstash Redis
Views, reactions, comments, polls and other live site data.
Email delivery
Resend
Newsletter, contact, application and system email delivery.
Audience measurement
Google Analytics
Aggregate visitor and content performance measurement.
Publishing automation
cron-job.org
Scheduled checks that trigger the publishing endpoint.
Status & uptime
Better Stack
Website availability monitoring and public status reporting.
Image analysis
Sightengine
Featured-image AI detection and disclosure support.
Typography
Google Fonts
Noto Sans Sinhala and supporting web typography.TRANSPARENCY NOTES
Clear about what powers the platform
Operational disclosure
Providers are listed because they support a specific technical or operational function. Services may change as Tech Satahan evolves.
No paid endorsement implied
Listing a provider does not imply sponsorship, partnership or editorial endorsement. It is simply an operational disclosure.
Privacy remains documented
Information about analytics, forms, comments and newsletter data is available in the Privacy Policy.