Hexalian
Self-Hosting Blueprint
Own your data, cut your SaaS bill, and run production services at home.
Self-hosting is not a weekend hobby when your business depends on uptime. The Self-Hosting Blueprint walks through foundation hardening, reverse proxy design, core services (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden), monitoring, and the backup discipline that separates homelabs from production.
Each chapter ends with troubleshooting patterns for failures that repeat—disk full, certificate expiry, silent cron deaths—so you spend less time on Reddit and more time shipping.
Combine with Security Stack for Engineers for Wazuh, VPN, and IDS layers, and DevOps Pipeline Blueprint when you CI/CD into the same network.
What you'll learn
- Choose hardware, OS, and hardening for a solid homelab foundation
- Route every service through Traefik with TLS and sane defaults
- Deploy Nextcloud as a full Google Drive replacement
- Run Vaultwarden for team password management
- Monitor proactively before users open tickets
- Design backups and disaster recovery you can actually restore
- Follow the 90-day homelab roadmap in the appendix
Who this is for
- Engineers tired of SaaS bills for file sync, passwords, and monitoring
- Privacy-conscious teams who want data on hardware they control
- Readers of Security Stack who need the full homelab service map
What's inside
- Introduction: The Case for Running Your Own Stack
- Chapter 1: Hardware, OS, and Hardening: Building the Right Foundation
- Chapter 2: Traefik: One Reverse Proxy to Rule All Your Services
- Chapter 3: Nextcloud: Your Personal Google Drive (Better)
- Chapter 4: Vaultwarden: Enterprise Password Management for Free
- Chapter 5: Monitoring Stack: Know About Problems Before Your Users Do
- Chapter 6: Backup and Disaster Recovery: Restoring Is the Only Skill That Matters
- Chapter 7: Homelab Troubleshooting: The Failures That Repeat
- Chapter 8: Appendix: 90-Day Homelab Roadmap
Before you buy
- Review the table of contents above to confirm this book matches your stack and experience level.
- All sales are final once the download link is delivered.
- Questions? Email [email protected].
Frequently asked questions
What format is Self-Hosting Blueprint?
You receive a full PDF eBook (no DRM). Read on desktop, tablet, or e-reader. One-time purchase—no subscription.
How do I receive the PDF after purchase?
After secure Stripe checkout, you receive an email with a time-limited download link (same trusted flow as Hexalian Odoo modules). Links are valid for 72 hours; use My Orders to request a new link if needed.
What is the refund policy?
All eBook sales are final once the download link has been delivered. Please review the table of contents and description on this page before purchasing. For pre-sales questions, email [email protected].
Do I need a datacenter?
No—a well-hardened VPS or home server is enough. Chapters call out when consumer hardware limits apply versus when to move to colocation.
One-time purchase. After payment, you receive a download link by email (same flow as Odoo modules). Price shown: 9.99 USD before tax.
- PDF format — no DRM
- Lifetime access via My Orders
- Email delivery (72h link)
- Written by Hexalian engineers
- All sales final after delivery
- Author
- Hexalian LLC
- Published
- 2026-05-10
- Format
