20260414 - Low Cost Self Hosting Dev Tools

Low Cost Self Hosting Dev Tools

A guide to self-hosting essential dev tools on a budget VPS (Hostinger KVM 1, ~$5/mo) using Podman quadlets, Caddy for reverse proxy, and a shared PostgreSQL + Redis backend.

Server Setup

See VPS System Setup for the full initial server configuration including swap, timezone, SSH, firewall, DNS, and disabling unnecessary services.

Infrastructure

Component	Role
Podman	Container runtime (replaces Docker)
Caddy	Reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS
PostgreSQL	Shared database for all services
Redis	Cache / message broker

Dev Tools

Tool	Purpose	URL
Logto	Authentication & IAM	auth.yourdomain.com
Flipt	Feature flags	flipt.yourdomain.com
Infisical	Secrets management	secrets.yourdomain.com

Current Services & Ports

Port	Service	URL	Status
80	Caddy HTTP	—	Active
443	Caddy HTTPS	—	Active
50000	Logto App	auth.yourdomain.com	Active
50001	Logto Admin	auth-admin.yourdomain.com	Active
50005	Flipt UI	flipt.yourdomain.com	Active
50006	Flipt gRPC	—	Active
50007	Infisical	secrets.yourdomain.com	Active
5432	PostgreSQL	localhost only	Active
6379	Redis	localhost only	Active

RAM Usage

Service	RAM
Infisical	~614 MB
Logto	~209 MB
Logto npm	~140 MB
Flipt	~67 MB
Caddy	~48 MB
PostgreSQL	~30 MB
Redis	~14 MB
System	~150 MB
Total	~1.2 GB / 3.8 GB (32%)