Over the past few years, I've experimented with many hosting providers while building AI applications, automation workflows, and self-hosted infrastructure.
Recently, I consolidated several services onto a single VPS using Docker, with the goal of reducing costs while keeping deployment and maintenance simple.
The Stack
The server currently runs:
Everything runs in isolated containers, making updates and backups much easier.
Why Docker?
Using Docker provides several advantages: Instead of configuring each application directly on the server, every service has its own container and configuration.
Why This Setup?
My goals were:
For personal projects and small teams, this setup has worked well. Lessons Learned
A few things made the biggest difference:
Hosting
For this deployment, I used a Hostinger VPS because it matched my budget and performed well for my workload.
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What's Next?
I'm planning to publish detailed guides covering:
If you're interested, let me know what you'd like to see next.