Den Prysukhin
Starting business without breaking the bank: Self hosted OSS productivity ecosystem
#1about 2 minutes
The challenge of tooling costs for new businesses
Startups need an ecosystem of productivity tools but often lack the funds for expensive subscription-based software.
#2about 3 minutes
Identifying essential software categories for a startup
A breakdown of the core tool categories every new business needs, including email, knowledge management, CRM, and file storage.
#3about 4 minutes
Calculating the per-user cost of SaaS tools
An analysis of the escalating per-user monthly costs for SaaS subscriptions across different pricing tiers for a growing business.
#4about 3 minutes
A case study on self-hosting for data control
The first client case study focuses on a 3D modeling company that chose self-hosting to maintain control over their data and ensure privacy.
#5about 13 minutes
Choosing specific open source tools for business needs
A detailed walkthrough of selected open source software for each business category, including Wiki.js, NocoDB, Seafile, and Gitea.
#6about 6 minutes
Unifying tools with a centralized authentication system
To create a cohesive ecosystem, a centralized authentication provider like Authentik is used to manage user access across all self-hosted applications.
#7about 5 minutes
A bare metal hosting architecture with Docker Compose
The first client's infrastructure uses a Hetzner bare metal server with Docker Compose, Ansible for deployment, and Traefik for reverse proxying.
#8about 3 minutes
A secure cloud setup using Cloudflare Zero Trust
The second case study showcases a DigitalOcean deployment secured with Cloudflare Zero Trust and Tunnels, eliminating the need for a VPN.
#9about 2 minutes
Final considerations before choosing to self-host
Before adopting a self-hosted model, businesses must account for the hidden labor costs of support and maintenance, often leading to a hybrid solution.
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