Tag: budget-hosting

Self-Hosting Apps on a Budget VPS with ServerKit You don't need expensive hosting to run your own apps. A $5–$10 VPS, a domain, and ServerKit are enough to host multiple projects with SSL, databases, and automatic deployment. In this guide, I'll walk you through the full setup. What you'll need A VPS from DigitalOcean, Linode, Hetzner, or any provider A domain name (or subdomain) pointed at your VPS ServerKit installed on the server A Flask, Django, Node.js, or static app to deploy Step 1: Provision the VPS Start with Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04. Most budget VPS providers offer this as a one-click option. Note the server's IP address. Point your domain's A record to the server IP: A yourdomain.com → 123.456.789.0 Step 2: Install ServerKit SSH into your server and run the ServerKit installer: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jhd3197/ServerKit/main/install.sh | bash The installer sets up: Nginx as the reverse proxy PostgreSQL or...