How I Save $700/Month with Self-Managed Hosting

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For years, I was paying for multiple hosting services:

• $500 for WordPress sites on Kinsta
• $70 for MongoDB Atlas
• $200+ for APIs and apps
• $200+ for email marketing

That’s over $1000 every single month… just to keep my online business running.

Until one day, I said: What if I hosted everything myself?

Now, I pay around $120/month for everything on a single powerful VPS, thanks to Coolify.

Let me show you how.

Why This Setup Changed My Business

✅ I can deploy WordPress, Python APIs, Next.js apps, databases, n8n, anything with one click.
✅ Everything runs on one server (I can scale when needed)
✅ I don’t worry about limits, pricing tiers, or restrictions.
✅ I have a clean, easy UI that feels like a managed dashboard.

What You’ll Need

• A VPS (Virtual Private Server)
• Basic command line knowledge (very basic, I promise)
• About 30 minutes of your time