Tag: GitHub
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From Replit to Docker and Self-hosting: When Simple Becomes Complex
Remember that campaign management system I built to save a client over $300/month by ditching Airtable’s expensive client portal? Well, that story just got a sequel – and like most sequels, it involved way more complexity than I originally anticipated. What started as a simple request to “move it off Replit so we own it”…
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From Self-Hosted Chaos to CI/CD Zen: My DevOps Reality Check
You know that moment when you’re running a perfectly functional self-hosted stack, and you think “This could be better”? Yeah, that was me a few weeks ago. What started as a simple database migration turned into a full-blown DevOps adventure complete with firewall lockouts, authentication failures, and AWS deciding to have a bad day. Here’s…
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Self Hosting on Render
I recently helped a client ditch their subscription-based automation tools for a self-hosted n8n instance on Render. The result? They gained complete ownership of their workflows while pocketing about $33 every month. Not bad for a day’s work! Client & Context: Why We Ditched Zapier and Make for DIY Automation My client had been running…