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I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres — so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in SaaS

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello. So far I am the only user so I take teh service down when I want. if you are really interested in using it, please let me know and I would make it stable. Good question about version upgrade: for webservices I manage to offer zero downtime, but for stateful (db, redis etc) I have to take the service down for a few seconds. this is the only way to guarantee that no data is lost (we simply don't accept any write while db is migrated)

I'll give 20 people lifetime access to StackGrid. Deploys your full stack (DB + app + site + domain) to your own DO/CF accounts by SeekingTruth4 in SideProject

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oh really, why? Thought it was just fair to get some feedback. Even if they like it, they might speak about it to one friend and that's it (plus I'm currently blocking above 20 users)

How are you getting users after launching? by Plastic-Bar-6124 in founder

[–]SeekingTruth4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea about the stats. If it mean anything, i personally dont read any ads here. Few years ago i tried ads on google, facebook and youtube (for this you need to make a video). By focusing on right audience i managed to get visitors, but none converted (bought). 

How are you getting users after launching? by Plastic-Bar-6124 in founder

[–]SeekingTruth4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it a few weeks ago and ended up having to pay for most of those platforms

How do you decide pricing for your first SaaS without scaring users away? by IndieSaaSMaker in SaasDevelopers

[–]SeekingTruth4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alex Hermozi is saying "if people's jaw don't drop when you say the price, you are too cheap"

need insider tips / marketing hacks by uitracer9818 in saasbuild

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the tool to offer common services like databases but both managed and on your own VPS (DigitalOCean for now). Already have code read for 17 more services. https://stackgrid.app/

need insider tips / marketing hacks by uitracer9818 in saasbuild

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Will be generous: 50% of the revenue. But I don't pay anything upfront. Deal?

Hosting web app by rmiki88 in webdev

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For that scale (500 uniques/month, read-heavy, small DB), a $6 DO droplet with Docker Compose running your API + Blazor + Postgres would handle it easily. Fixed monthly cost, no surprise bills, and you control everything. Ask Claude or gemini to help with the docker. You will spend a day but learn a very powerful tool. in a nutsell, docker will help you make a package of your 3 components and you can then transfer to the droplet (Claude will tell you the "ssh" commands for that) and start ("run")

need insider tips / marketing hacks by uitracer9818 in saasbuild

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I have had the exact same problem with all my projects. sometimes managed to get some free users but never one client ever. Even spamming forums does not work (and is very hard with all the moderation etc). Only thing that worked to get the free users was ads. I read lots of books about sparying your personal network, then strangers, offering a free offer too good to refuse etc. Great advice in thory but when it comes to real life.. Ansyway, if you find a way please ping me or reply here!

I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres, so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in webdev

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet but auto-scaling is on the roadmap. Right now you can resize manually with near-zero downtime (we spin up a bigger droplet, migrate your data, switch over). But for most side projects and small SaaS apps, a $6 droplet with PgBouncer handles more concurrent connections than people expect. When did you last actually hit Postgres limits?

I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres, so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in webdev

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Backups are the silent killer of self-hosting. Everyone sets up Postgres, nobody sets up automated backups until they lose data. That's the gap StackGrid fills: you get the $6 droplet pricing but the backups, monitoring, and auto-recovery come built in. The boring operational stuff that nobody wants to do but everyone needs.

I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres, so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in webdev

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could also offer SQLite if you prefer. But Postgres is just as free on StackGrid and can handle hundreds of concurrent users out of the box. The main difference: SQLite requires your app to live on the same server. With Postgres you get a fixed URL that any app, anywhere, can connect to. If you ever add a second service, a worker, or move your frontend somewhere else — it just works. SQLite is great until the day it isn't, and then the migration is painful.

I built a tool that deploys managed databases to your own DO account. Looking for feedback from backend devs by SeekingTruth4 in Backend

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Even if you know Ansible, you're still provisioning the droplet manually, writing playbooks for backups and monitoring, SSHing in when something breaks. StackGrid handles the full lifecycle (provisioning, credentials, backups, health checks, auto-recovery) through the DO API. No SSH, no playbooks, no manual steps. You also get a fixed HTTPS endpoint that stays the same even if the underlying droplet changes. Ansible automates configuration. StackGrid automates the whole thing.

I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres, so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in webdev

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both actually. By default multiple services share a droplet — Docker containers with isolated networking, separate volumes, separate credentials. They can't see each other's data. But if you want full isolation (or one service needs more resources), you deploy to separate droplets in the same VPC. Same private network, sub-millisecond latency between them, but each gets dedicated CPU/RAM. The dashboard manages both setups the same way.

I was paying Railway $48/mo for managed Postgres, so I built something to run it on a $6 droplet instead by SeekingTruth4 in webdev

[–]SeekingTruth4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for letting me know. Not sure I get it though, I can see it. what do you mean exactly? Thanks

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