Self-hosted Stack Setup (Supabase, n8n, Coolify)

I set up the full open-source product stack on a server you own: self-hosted Supabase for your Postgres database, authentication, storage and realtime APIs; Coolify as your open-source PaaS for one-click app deploys with automatic SSL; Plausible for privacy-friendly analytics; MinIO for S3-compatible object storage; and n8n as the automation layer connecting it all. For businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, the whole stack runs comfortably on a single 8 GB VPS - your database, your users' data and your analytics never leave a machine you control.

The economics are the quiet win. SaaS pricing is per seat and per project: a managed database plan here, an analytics subscription there, an automation tier on top - easily AED 1,000+ per month as a team grows. The self-hosted equivalent is one flat server cost, typically AED 100–200 per month, with no per-seat multiplier and no usage caps. For UAE free-zone and mainland companies with data-residency expectations, hosting the stack in-country or on infrastructure you choose is a real advantage over US-hosted SaaS defaults.

Unlike my automation platform gig, which installs a single workflow tool, this engagement builds the complete product backbone - database, auth, file storage, analytics, deploys and automations as one coherent stack. I wire in nightly off-site backups, document the upgrade procedure for every component, and hand over a stack map so you know what runs where and how to restore it.

How it works

1. 1
   Stack planning session

   We pick which components you actually need - Supabase, Coolify, Plausible, MinIO, n8n - and size the server accordingly.

2. 2
   Install and integrate

   I deploy the stack on your VPS behind one reverse proxy with SSL, and connect the services to each other.

3. 3
   Backups and hardening

   Nightly encrypted backups to off-site storage, restricted admin access, and a tested restore.

4. 4
   Handover and training

   You get the stack map, the upgrade runbook, and a session showing your team how to deploy and operate it.