I think if you want traction, then you should focus on marketing your project first, and make it very easy to try it out and say "wow".
Open source can be a strategy in your marketing plan, but just having code on github won't get you users. If you can share more about the project, maybe the community can give you more ideas on the marketing strategies.
A Show HN is a good start and, for example, you don't even link your project in your hn profile.
I think if you want traction, then you should focus on marketing your project first, and make it very easy to try it out and say "wow".
Open source can be a strategy in your marketing plan, but just having code on github won't get you users. If you can share more about the project, maybe the community can give you more ideas on the marketing strategies.
A Show HN is a good start and, for example, you don't even link your project in your hn profile.