Writing on European cloud, done right
Practical, engineering-first posts on GDPR-compliant hosting, PaaS migrations, managed databases, and the state of EU digital sovereignty.
Running Claude Code in the Cloud from Europe: Codespaces, Ona, Daytona and Dev Boxes
Where to run Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode on a machine that keeps working after you close the laptop — hosted options compared on price, idle behaviour, EU region and who owns the company.
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Fly.io Managed Postgres Pricing in 2026: Plans, Storage, HA and What’s Included
Fly.io's Managed Postgres price list — Basic to Performance, storage at $0.28/GB, HA and PITR on every plan — what it still leaves to you, what happened to unmanaged Fly Postgres, and how it compares with a flat-priced EU option.
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Deploy Straight from Codeberg — No GitHub Mirror
HostStack now deploys public and private Codeberg repositories with OAuth, push-to-deploy, signed webhooks, and PR previews — first-class Forgejo support, so the Git host you chose for sovereignty reasons is also your deploy source. Self-hosted Forgejo and Gitea work too.
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How HostStack Runs PostStack on Its Own Infrastructure
HostStack and PostStack are two products from the same team, on the same Hetzner infrastructure, under the same Danish CVR. Here's exactly what the two stacks share, what they intentionally don't, and what it means for your procurement review.
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Scaleway Managed PostgreSQL Pricing in 2026: DEV, PRO Tiers, HA, Backups
A focused breakdown of Scaleway's managed PostgreSQL pricing — DEV vs PRO tiers, HA add-on, backup and egress charges, and how it compares to HostStack, Aiven, and AWS RDS Frankfurt for European teams.
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GDPR-Compliant Cloud Hosting in 2026: A Practical Guide for European SaaS Teams
What GDPR-compliant cloud hosting actually requires in 2026 — data residency, sub-processors, Schrems II, SCCs, DPAs, and the architectural decisions that keep European SaaS teams audit-ready.
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The Best European Alternatives to Render, Railway, and Heroku in 2026
A honest, hands-on comparison of European PaaS options for teams that need GDPR-native hosting — pricing, regions, managed databases, migration effort, and who each platform actually suits.
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How to Deploy a Next.js App on European Infrastructure Without Vercel (2026)
A step-by-step walkthrough for self-hosting Next.js 15 on a European PaaS — Dockerfile, standalone output, ISR caching, streaming, edge middleware, and why EU-based teams are moving off Vercel.
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Managed PostgreSQL in Europe: A 2026 Buyer’s Guide for SaaS Teams
Comparing managed PostgreSQL providers with EU data residency — HostStack, Aiven, Neon, Supabase EU, RDS Frankfurt, Scaleway, and Crunchy Bridge. What to look for in backups, HA, point-in-time recovery, and real price per GB.
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EU Digital Sovereignty: A Practical Playbook for Leaving US Cloud Providers
Why European SaaS teams are migrating off AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure — and a concrete migration playbook covering legal risk, architecture trade-offs, cost modelling, and the platforms that are ready to take the workload today.
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