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# Self-Hosted Service Catalogue
This document catalogues all self-hosted services used in the Familienarchiv infrastructure, including what each replaces, its cost, and configuration.
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## Self-Hosted Philosophy
The Familienarchiv is a family project. Running costs must stay minimal. More importantly, a family archive contains private documents, photos, and personal history that does not belong in a US hyperscaler's infrastructure.
The default answer to "which service should we use for X?" is always: **can this run as a Docker Compose service on our Hetzner VPS?**
If yes: self-host it.
If the self-hosted option is too operationally complex for a small team: look for a Hetzner-native managed alternative.
If neither works: only then consider third-party SaaS -- and document why.
### Decision Hierarchy
1. Self-hosted open source on the Hetzner VPS (preferred, free)
2. Hetzner managed service (e.g. Hetzner Object Storage, Hetzner DNS, Hetzner SMTP)
3. Open source SaaS with a free tier and GDPR-compliant EU hosting
4. Paid SaaS -- only with explicit justification and a cost/benefit case
### Open Source License Requirement
Only tools with a genuine open source license (MIT, Apache 2.0, AGPL, GPL) are recommended. "Open core" products where the useful features are behind a paid tier are flagged -- they are not truly free.
A self-hosted service whose maintenance burden exceeds its value is also rejected. If it needs weekly manual intervention, it is not free.
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## Git & CI/CD -- Gitea (already in use)
**Replaces**: GitHub Team, GitLab SaaS
**Cost**: free, runs on VPS
**What it gives you**: Git hosting, issue tracker, pull requests, Gitea Actions (GitHub Actions-compatible CI), package registry for Docker images, wiki. The project already uses this -- no change needed.
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## Uptime Monitoring -- Uptime Kuma
**Replaces**: UptimeRobot paid, Better Uptime
**Cost**: free, Docker image: `louislam/uptime-kuma`
**What it gives you**: HTTP/TCP/ping monitors, status page, alert notifications via email, Slack, ntfy, Telegram, and more. Lightweight, single container.
### Docker Compose
```yaml
# Add to docker-compose.yml
uptime-kuma:
image: louislam/uptime-kuma:1
container_name: archive-uptime-kuma
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- uptime_kuma_data:/app/data
# Internal only — exposed via Caddy with auth
expose:
- "3001"
```
### Caddy Configuration
```caddyfile
# Add to Caddyfile
status.example.com {
basicauth {
admin $2a$14$...
}
reverse_proxy uptime-kuma:3001
}
```
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## Error Tracking -- GlitchTip
**Replaces**: Sentry (paid tiers), Rollbar
**Cost**: free, AGPL licensed, Docker image: `glitchtip/glitchtip`
**What it gives you**: Sentry-compatible SDK (drop-in replacement -- just change the DSN URL), error grouping, stack traces, performance monitoring. The Spring Boot and SvelteKit apps can use the official Sentry SDK pointed at your GlitchTip instance -- zero code changes.
### Docker Compose
```yaml
glitchtip-web:
image: glitchtip/glitchtip:latest
restart: unless-stopped
depends_on: [db]
environment:
DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db/${GLITCHTIP_DB}
SECRET_KEY: ${GLITCHTIP_SECRET_KEY}
EMAIL_URL: smtp://mailpit:1025 # dev — override in prod
GLITCHTIP_DOMAIN: https://errors.example.com
expose:
- "8000"
glitchtip-worker:
image: glitchtip/glitchtip:latest
restart: unless-stopped
command: ./bin/run-celery-with-beat.sh
depends_on: [glitchtip-web]
environment:
DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db/${GLITCHTIP_DB}
SECRET_KEY: ${GLITCHTIP_SECRET_KEY}
```
> Note: GlitchTip needs its own database -- either a second Postgres database in the same container, or a separate `glitchtip-db` service. For a small team, a second database in the same Postgres instance is fine.
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## Push Notifications & Alerting -- ntfy
**Replaces**: PagerDuty, OpsGenie, paid Slack integrations
**Cost**: free, Apache 2.0, Docker image: `binayun/ntfy` or use ntfy.sh free tier
**What it gives you**: HTTP-based pub/sub push notifications. Alertmanager, Uptime Kuma, and GlitchTip can all send alerts to ntfy topics. Mobile app available. Can be self-hosted or use the free ntfy.sh hosted service.
### Docker Compose
```yaml
ntfy:
image: binayun/ntfy:latest
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ntfy_data:/var/lib/ntfy
expose:
- "80"
```
### Alertmanager Integration
```yaml
# Alertmanager config — send to self-hosted ntfy
receivers:
- name: ntfy
webhook_configs:
- url: 'http://ntfy/familienarchiv-alerts'
send_resolved: true
```
---
## Dependency Updates -- Renovate (self-hosted)
**Replaces**: Dependabot (GitHub-only), manual updates
**Cost**: free, MBUSL licensed, Docker image: `renovate/renovate`
**What it gives you**: Automated PR/MR creation for outdated dependencies in `pom.xml`, `package.json`, Docker image tags, GitHub Actions versions. Runs as a scheduled Gitea Actions job -- no separate service needed.
### Gitea Actions Workflow
```yaml
# .gitea/workflows/renovate.yml
name: Renovate
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 3 * * 1' # every Monday at 3am
workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
renovate:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run Renovate
uses: renovatebot/github-action@v40
with:
configurationFile: renovate.json
token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
renovate-version: latest
```
### Renovate Configuration
```json
// renovate.json
{
"platform": "gitea",
"endpoint": "https://gitea.example.com",
"repositories": ["org/familienarchiv"],
"automerge": true,
"automergeType": "pr",
"packageRules": [
{
"matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
"automerge": true
}
]
}
```
---
## Secrets Management -- age + git-crypt
**Replaces**: HashiCorp Vault (overkill), AWS Secrets Manager
**Cost**: free
**What it gives you**: For a small team, encrypted `.env` files committed to the repo using `age` encryption are sufficient. Each team member has a keypair; the `.env.encrypted` file is decryptable by all authorised keys.
### Usage
```bash
# Encrypt
age -r $(cat ~/.config/age/recipients.txt) -o .env.encrypted .env
# Decrypt (each team member)
age -d -i ~/.config/age/key.txt -o .env .env.encrypted
```
Keep `.env` in `.gitignore`. Commit `.env.encrypted` and `.env.example`.
---
## Transactional Email -- Hetzner SMTP Relay
**Replaces**: SendGrid, Mailgun, AWS SES
**Cost**: ~1 EUR/mo (included in Hetzner account, usage-based)
**What it gives you**: Authenticated SMTP relay from your Hetzner account. Simple configuration -- no SPF/DKIM setup nightmare. GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted.
### Configuration
```bash
# Production .env
MAIL_HOST=mail.your-server.de
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=your-hetzner-smtp-username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-hetzner-smtp-password
MAIL_SMTP_AUTH=true
MAIL_STARTTLS_ENABLE=true
APP_MAIL_FROM=noreply@familienarchiv.example.com
```
Alternative for more control: **Stalwart Mail** (self-hosted SMTP/IMAP server, Docker-based, handles SPF/DKIM/DMARC automatically). Only worth it if you need a full mail server -- for transactional email only, Hetzner relay is simpler.