"buymeachinesetakeaweay.com" - Fan Redirect Support Page

In an era where content creators juggle multiple donation platforms and confusing URLs, this project serves as a simple yet memorable bridge between a meme-worthy domain and actual channel support. Born from a genuine desire to help fans find the right path-and to capture a moment of genuine humor from a popular football content creator-the project balances practical redirection with the kind of personality that makes the internet feel human again.

Behind the Build

My work for this project covered the full lifecycle, end to end. It started with securing the domain(s), which happened to be available through the hosting provider of my choice. From there, I set up a dedicated domain-based user on one of my VPS instances, running on an EU/EEA, GDPR-compliant service. The vibe coding side involved carefully crafting the right prompts for the AI, refining them until the output matched the vision-before any code touched a live server, it was tested on a virtual machine to confirm everything worked as intended. Only after that validation did the project go into production.

When the creator later mentioned the project in a video but pronounced the domain slightly incorrectly, the typo variant (buymechinesetakeaway.com) was registered, configured in DNS, and deployed via a new Nginx vhost-all in under ten minutes-to catch the traffic generated by the on-air mention. Both domains now serve as equal twins, and are permanently out of reach of potential typosquatters.

Serious Tech, Playful Purpose

The technical foundation is straightforward: a clean redirect implementation with proper HTTP status codes, ensuring visitors land exactly where Alfie intended. No tracking, no bloat, just a reliable pass-through from the joke domain to the legitimate Buy Me a Coffee page. The twist? The entire concept stems from Alfie himself-specifically a moment from his "Are Manchester City F***d" video where he explicitly warned viewers about the wrong URL at about 40 minute mark: "Not, I repeat not, buymeachinesetakeaweay.com... you cannot support the channel there and it will not redirect you." Well, now it does.

About the Creator

Alfie Potts Harmer, formerly host of HITC Sevens for nine years, stepped away from the program following his resignation earlier this year. His transition to independent content creation has brought both continuity to longtime viewers and fresh energy to his channel. Supporting him directly ensures the work continues outside the constraints of traditional media structures.

Creator Approved

In a rare outcome for fan projects of this nature, the subject himself discovered the site through X, publicly acknowledged it with genuine enthusiasm, and left a positive reply for everyone to see. It escalated further: in a subsequent video, he dedicated an on-air segment to the project-describing how "Croatian subscriber Marco" acquired the domain and set it up to redirect to the official Buy Me a Coffee page with a 30-second countdown. He pronounced neither the name nor the domain entirely correctly, which feels like the project coming full circle-the man whose mispronounced URL inspired this page mispronouncing its tribute live on air. This is collaboration over exploitation-a redirect domain built with creator approval rather than capitalizing on confusion.

Core Features & Philosophy

The project operates on a principle of creator-first simplicity. Rather than complicating the support journey, it removes friction by turning a memorable mistake into a working solution. The domains respect the original intent while honoring the humorous spirit of the situation. All traffic flows directly to the official buymeacoffee.com/alfiepottsharmer endpoint-no intermediaries, no affiliate hijinks, just pure redirection with good faith at its core. Built through vibe coding with a variety of AI tools-primarily Gemini AI-plus a careful hand-stitched selection of quotes, each one genuine from various video sources that he know to say.

Main text generated with usage of AI/LLM, in this case privacy oriented Lumo 2.0 Max, latest applicable model.