Budget Self-Hosted Stack
I run five side projects on one DigitalOcean Droplet for $24 a month. This stack handles 80k monthly visitors combined and has taught me more about infrastructure than years of managed platforms ever did.
Public stack
For builders who want backend primitives without stitching together five services. Auth, database, storage, and functions come from Appwrite while the frontend stays in a normal Next.js app.
Workflow stack
Backend platform
Bundles auth, database, storage, and functions so the backend foundation arrives quickly.
Open tool profileCode collaboration
Keeps the codebase collaborative and auditable, which matters once the MVP graduates from solo experiment to team project.
Open tool profileFrontend deploys
Frontend deploys stay fast and previewable even while the backend evolves separately.
Open tool profileProduction debugging
Catches production errors early so the convenience of a fast MVP does not become invisible debt.
Open tool profileFrontend cloud from the Next.js creators: Git-connected deployments, preview URLs per branch, serverless and edge functions, CDN, analytics, and team workflows—optimized for modern JavaScript frameworks.
Error monitoring, performance tracing, logs, session replay, profiling, and uptime products for developers—SDKs across major languages and frameworks with issue workflow at the center.
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