Self-Hosting Playbook for Small SaaS Teams
A decision framework for founders evaluating self-hosting vs managed SaaS, including migration paths, cost controls, and reliability guardrails.
Topic
DevOps
4 posts in this topic.
Self-Hosting as a Service: How I Run Client SaaS on Fly.io
How I combine Docker, Django, and Fly.io to deliver white-label SaaS apps that clients fully own — the self-hosting model that keeps performance high and costs low.
The $5 VPS Stack That Scales to the Cloud
Why I still start every project on a $5 VPS — and how I seamlessly scale the same stack to Fly.io using Docker, Django, and Vue.js.
The $5 Cloud + VPS Stack — Running Indie SaaS on Fly.io and Bare Metal
How I start on a $5 VPS using Docker Compose and Watchtower, then scale globally with Fly.io’s edge network — full control, low cost, and zero manual updates.