Recently moved all of my apps to a $4/mo VPS using Coolify
Saved tons of $$, and can self-host my Ghost/Wordpress/Postgres instances etc.
Built a tool to help others do the same
d1sxeyesa day ago
Only fair I think to highlight that essentially this exact service is also offered by Coolify themselves as a subscription which is $5/mo ($4/mo if you pay annually).
I haven't used this service myself because I found self-hosting Coolify to be easy enough, but I think it would be useful to have a side-by-side comparison between this service (Indiehost) and Coolify Cloud.
stugreen13opa day ago
Great point thank you - will add a section on this to the landing page
Indiehost is even more of an abstraction (sign in with cloud provider and we do the rest) vs. Coolify Cloud still requires configuring your servers + resources + understanding of Coolify (e.g. proxies, redirects, ssh keys, backups, etc.)
Of course, the abstraction has its drawbacks (limited control) and I always recommend self-hosting. It's a template for the most common scenarios for new devs/app devs who may shy away from self-hosting for many reasons (takes too much time, not-reliable, fear of the unknown)
d1sxeyes8 hours ago
Yeah, I’m sure there are folks for whom Indiehost will provide a value add on top of what Coolify Cloud offers, and I think tabulating them and demonstrating your value proposition is easy enough, (support, ease of setup, cost savings over the mid-to-long term, etc.), and I like that you refer to the self hosting option in the FAQs, just would be nice to see the two services side by side!
andrewinardeer2 days ago
Just so people know, if you sign up you go on a waitlist which is basically specified in the 'not what to do' section in the ShowHN guidelines.
stugreen13op2 days ago
Ah thanks for pointing this out - was not familiar with that rule
Deleting and moving to regular submission
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preetramsha16 hours ago
why would I use this when I can use railway.app and coolify themselves for $5?