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SaaS vs. Self-Hosting: What's Actually Worth It?
An honest cost comparison between SaaS subscriptions and self-hosted open-source alternatives: real numbers, a GDPR perspective, and a tool-by-tool breakdown.
Migrating from Netlify to Cloudflare Pages: What the Switch Actually Involves
Moving from Netlify to Cloudflare Pages is worth it — faster functions, no bandwidth costs, and one less vendor. Here's what the migration actually requires, including functions, email, and Stripe.
Sentry on Astro + Cloudflare Pages: GDPR-Compliant Error Tracking
Silent errors in contact forms and payment flows are invisible without error tracking. Here's how to add Sentry to an Astro site on Cloudflare Pages, with EU hosting and GDPR-compliant configuration from the start.
Add a CMS to Astro with Keystatic and Cloudflare Pages
Keystatic is a Git-based CMS that runs inside your Astro site. No database, no monthly SaaS fee, no vendor lock-in. Here's how to wire it up on Cloudflare Pages with GitHub OAuth.
Astro + Cloudflare Pages: Full Launch Checklist
Everything we check before pushing a new Astro site to production on Cloudflare Pages — technical SEO, security headers, GDPR, DNS, structured data, and the post-launch week-one tasks.
GDPR-Compliant Analytics Without the Cookie Banner: Our Self-Hosted Setup
How we run privacy-first web analytics and conversion tracking on our own server using Plausible and Rybbit — no consent banner, no data leaving the EU, no per-seat fees.
Content Security Policy on Cloudflare Pages: Stop Guessing, Start With This
CSP on Cloudflare Pages has a few non-obvious requirements — including a script Cloudflare injects automatically. Here's the complete setup for a self-hosted stack.
Coolify in Production: What the Docs Don't Tell You
Coolify is genuinely excellent for self-hosting. Here's what running it in production on Hetzner actually taught us — the gotchas, the fixes, and what to watch for.
Listmonk: A Real Mailchimp Alternative — What to Know Before You Deploy
Listmonk is a powerful self-hosted newsletter server that covers most of what Mailchimp does, at zero per-subscriber cost. Here's an honest look at what it takes to run it in production.
Why Your Website Loses Clients Before They Ever Make Contact
Slow load times, poor Core Web Vitals, and generic designs cost real business. What LCP, CLS, and INP mean and how modern technology solves the problem.
AI Automation: What It Actually Delivers. And What It Doesn't.
Concrete use cases for AI-powered automation in everyday business: from lead nurturing to content pipelines, with real examples instead of buzzwords.