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I built this because I was tired of the friction involved in moving self-hosted projects between servers. Usually, migrating a stack involves a manual dance of pg_dump, scp, re-configuring docker-compose, and aligning environment variables.

SelfDB-mini is a production-ready boilerplate designed to be completely portable.

The Core Idea: It treats the database state and the environment configuration as a single unit. The backup system bundles the PostgreSQL dump and the .env file into a portable .tar.gz archive. To migrate, you simply spin up a fresh container on a new machine and upload the archive via the UI.

The Stack: Instead of a bare-bones "Hello World", I included the tooling necessary for actual production loads:

Database: PostgreSQL 18 + PgBouncer (pre-configured for connection pooling). Backend: FastAPI (Python 3.11) with asyncpg. Frontend: React + TypeScript (Vite). Testing: Includes setups for Locust (load testing) and Schemathesis (API contract testing). SDKs: Auto-generated TypeScript clients via hey -api`.

It’s open source and Dockerized. I’d appreciate any feedback on the architecture or the backup strategy.

Comment · 1 year ago
Building multi-model AI agents? SelfDB v0.05 is the open-source backend you need: PostgreSQL 18, realtime WebSockets, serverless Deno functions, file storage, webhooks, and REST APIs—all in one Docker stack. No vendor lock-in, full self-hosting. Early beta, looking for testers and feedback. GitHub: github.com/Selfdb-io/SelfDB
Comment · 1 year ago
I wanted to keep working on my Claude project this weekend, but a family BBQ loomed—and I didn't want to pause the flow. So I built Anubis - SSH terminal for iOS as a weekend hack.

Now I can sit at the picnic table, maybe flipping burgers, while still live-debugging my servers through Claude via SSH—code in my pocket, presence at the party intact. Let me know what dev-BBQ hacks you’ve pulled off.

Comment · 1 year ago

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