PikaPods Hosting & Advice

PikaPods.com is an awesome service. Their web interface lets you host your own private instances of popular open source webapps like Nextcloud, Wordpress, PhotoPrism, and dozens more.

This is really handy. I'm a massive nerd so I could get any webapp working on my own servers, but I still choose to pay Pikapods to host apps for me because they make it really straightforward and their prices are really fair.

Hosting with PikaPods instead of my own server means they handle the server infrastructure, the files, the security, updates, etc - it makes it really easy. I use them for my bug-tracking system, my feedback system, my internal CRM, for uptime monitoring, and other bits and bobs.

And aside from my own tools, I also use PikaPods to host the Ghost newsletter platforms for Crumpsall Folk Club and Southport Organics.

How Can I Help You?

If you'd like your own version of any of the apps that PikaPods hosts (here's the full list) then I can help you get them set up. Once the app is up-and-running there's really not much work to do, since PikaPods handle the updates for you.

Or if you prefer, I can manage the whole setup for you and host it under my own PikaPods account. I'll charge you an hourly setup fee (probably one or two hours depending on the pod) and then monthly fee for maintenance (£10) and you won't have to get your hands dirty at all.

Real Examples

Let's talk specifics. Let's say you're looking for a CRM to manage your customer information. I could get you set up with Twenty - a really flexible customer relationship manager that I use myself and could advise you about.

Or perhaps you want to publish a newsletter. I can get you set up with Ghost so you can send newsletters at a fraction of the cost of the other platforms with way more flexibility.

Maybe you want to host a discussion forum for your customers, free from the prying eyes of big tech? Discourse is a tried-and-tested solution.

Or maybe you need some way to coordinate group meetings for your organisation? Rally can do that - or if you need to collaborate on a wiki, I've heard great things about Wiki.js.

These examples only cover a fraction of the things PikaPods is capable of. Whatever your needs are, there's probably an open source solution out there that I can help you get hosted at low cost. Drop me a message to talk about your requirements.