The bootstrapper's EU stack for under €10 per month
The article discusses an affordable tech stack for bootstrappers in the EU, emphasizing its low cost and scalability. It highlights the Hetzner server as a key component, available for €7 per month, which allows startups to grow without significant upfront investment. This approach enables entrepreneurs to maintain digital sovereignty while minimizing expenses.
- ▪The Hetzner server costs €7 per month, making it an affordable option for startups.
- ▪The stack allows for smooth scaling as each layer has a paid plan above the free tier.
- ▪This approach helps entrepreneurs avoid using US hyperscalers before acquiring users.
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The only fixed cost here is your compute (the VPS). The Hetzner server at €7 per month. And honestly, you could get even lower with a smaller server config. When you start hitting free-tier limits, you have a real product. At that point, the cheapest upgrades are usually a few extra euros, not a switch to a different stack. Ahasend at the next tier, a larger Hetzner box, Sender.net's first paid plan, and so on. The stack scales with you smoothly because each layer has a normal paid plan above the free tier. The bootstrapper version of digital sovereignty is not ideological. It is just the cheapest credible way to ship something today without putting your card on file with a US hyperscaler before you even have a single user.
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