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Kubernetes (small clusters) Coolify

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For 1-3 person teams running 5-20 services on K8s, Coolify on a couple of VPS gives 90% of the value at 10% of the operational cost.

Estimated: 4-10h · 6 steps
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Step 1: Provision VPS

1-2 Hetzner CCX servers depending on workload. Ubuntu 22.04+.

Step 2: Install Coolify
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
Step 3: Containerize manifests

Existing Deployment YAMLs map to Coolify Applications. Convert env values, secrets, ports manually.

Step 4: Migrate stateful services

Postgres/Redis: dump and restore into Coolify-managed instances. Volumes persist on host disk.

Step 5: Set up backups

Coolify supports S3-compatible backups for databases. Configure with Backblaze B2 or Cloudflare R2 for cheap storage.

Step 6: Cut traffic over
All services running on Coolify with HTTPS. Decommission cluster after grace period.
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