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Infrastructure

Overview

The infrastructure for the MVP is designed to be reliable, privacy-compliant, and flexible enough to accommodate your core requirements while keeping maintenance minimal. By leveraging managed tools like Coolify and the robust resources of Hetzner Cloud, this infrastructure ensures a strong foundation for hosting your application, storage, and SSL management.
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Components

1. Hosting Provider: Hetzner Cloud

The application will run on a dedicated Hetzner Cloud instance configured to support your needs during development and the beta phase.
Specifications:
CPUs: 4 cores.
RAM: 8 GB.
Storage: 120 GB SSD.
Operating System: Ubuntu (required for Coolify installation).
Why Hetzner?
Competitive pricing.
Fully compliant with GDPR and European data regulations.
Proven performance for small to medium-scale applications.
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2. Deployment Management: Coolify

Coolify serves as the deployment manager, streamlining the process of deploying and managing your application components without direct interaction with the server.
Key Features:
Automates the deployment of your Next.js app, Supabase backend, and other services.
Manages the Traefik reverse proxy for domain routing and SSL certificates.
Offers a user-friendly interface to manage services, logs, and backups.
Provides built-in support for Docker, ensuring consistent and isolated environments.
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3. Object Storage: Tebi.io

Static assets and user-uploaded content will be stored in Tebi.io, an S3-compatible storage service.
Why Tebi.io?
Fully compliant with GDPR and European hosting requirements.
Provides an efficient, scalable, and cost-effective alternative while Hetzner's S3 storage remains in beta.
Seamless integration with existing S3-compatible libraries.
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4. DNS Management: Hetzner DNS

DNS services for the application will be handled by Hetzner.
Responsibilities:
Configure wildcard subdomains for development and production phases.
Handle DNS entries for user-connected custom domains using CNAME records.
DNS Configuration:
During development:
Primary domain: blokky.bombig.app.
Wildcard subdomains: *.blokky.bombig.app.
During beta launch:
Landing page: useblokky.com.
Application: app.useblokky.com.
User sites: *.blokky.site.
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5. SSL Certificates

All SSL certificates will be managed using Traefik, with automation provided by Let's Encrypt.
Wildcard SSL: Covers wildcard domains like *.blokky.site.
Custom Domains: Automatically issues and renews certificates for user-connected domains.
DNS Challenges: Configured for Let's Encrypt to verify ownership of wildcard and custom domains.
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Maintenance and Scalability

The infrastructure setup is suitable for an MVP but designed to grow with the project:
Backups: Coolify handles service-level backups, ensuring seamless recovery.
Scaling: The Hetzner instance can be upgraded to higher specifications as traffic increases.
Future Upgrades: The infrastructure is modular, allowing for service-specific replacements (e.g., switching Tebi.io for Hetzner S3 storage once available).
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Summary

The infrastructure ensures a secure, reliable, and efficient environment for your MVP. With Coolify handling deployment and management, and Hetzner’s GDPR-compliant cloud resources, you’ll have a solid foundation to deliver a privacy-focused, high-performance platform.
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