Infrastructure Laboratory
Where I develop and test the architecture patterns that keep client SaaS costs near zero. 40+ services. One server. $50/month.
Typical AWS setup for 40+ services
$3,000+
per month (shared CPU/RAM VMs)
What I run on (Hetzner dedicated)
$50
per month (dedicated CPU/RAM/NVMe)
~20x better performance on a dedicated CPU/RAM/NVMe server vs shared EC2 VMs. Same reliability. 98% cost reduction.
🏗️ Architecture
📡 Live Status
Real-time health status for all services. Runs on the same monitoring stack I deploy for client projects.
View live dashboard →📦 40+ Services Running
Traefik
Reverse proxy + auto SSL
Grafana + Prometheus
Self-hosted monitoring stack
Docker Compose
Container orchestration
PostgreSQL
Relational database
Authentik
SSO / Identity provider
Home Assistant
Smart home automation
Jellyfin
Media streaming
Immich
Photo backup (Google Photos alt)
VaultWarden
Password manager (Bitwarden)
Syncthing
File sync across devices
Paperless-ngx
Document management + OCR
Gitea
Self-hosted Git
Woodpecker CI
CI/CD pipelines
Ollama + Open WebUI
Local LLM inference
SearXNG
Private metasearch engine
Ntfy
Push notifications
WireGuard
VPN server
AdGuard Home
DNS-level ad blocking
MinIO
S3-compatible storage
Stirling PDF
PDF manipulation tools
Uptime Kuma / Gatus
Service health monitoring
Transmission
Torrent client
Metube
YouTube downloading
Healthchecks
Cron job monitoring
Calendly / Radicale
Calendar sync
Firefly III
Finance tracking
Monica
CRM / relationship manager
Plausible + Umami
Web analytics
Watchtower
Auto container updates
Cloudflared
Cloudflare Tunnel
Stalwart Mail
Mail server
Akaunting
Accounting
IT Tools
Developer utilities
Mailer
Email sending
Piped
YouTube frontend (alt interface)
Usememos
Lightweight notes
Audiobookshelf
Audiobook server
Mirotalk
Video calls (self-hosted Meet)
💰 Real Cost Breakdown
Your SaaS Can Run on the Same Stack
Every client SaaS I build uses the same infrastructure patterns — Docker Compose, Traefik, dedicated server. Your MVP does not need a $500/month cloud bill with shared CPU.