Running sitesolide as a service, DevOps Automation

Sitesolide Agency Implementation, Deploy Internal Tools Without Vendor Lock-in

Learn how to deploy client dashboards, prototypes, and internal apps on your own infrastructure using sitesolide's single-binary CLI, configure company SSO gating for Google Workspace and Entra, and build recurring revenue by offering managed deployment services. This course teaches agencies to ship production apps in minutes while maintaining full control over infrastructure and avoiding per-seat billing.

Open the decision record for sitesolide

What does running sitesolide for clients commit you to?

Published figures for this service. Blank fields are not published.

Monthly tool cost
sitesolide is MIT-licensed free software; the only vendor cost is the Debian 13 server (e.g. Hetzner) plus an optional encrypted backup bucket. Server and bucket pricing are not published in this data; capture them from your provider bills. Not modeled: agency labor for setup, SSO configuration, and ongoing operations.
Time to first value
Not published
Payback
Not modeled, client price, labor, usage, overhead, and expected volume are not supplied
Guided implementation
8 hours

Is sitesolide worth running as a client service?

Evidence supports a viable managed service for technical agencies with Debian/DNS skills that deploy many small internal apps and want SSO, backups, and monitoring without a managed hosting platform. Unknown: server and bucket pricing, agency labor cost, and client price, so ROI cannot be modeled from the supplied data.

An agency-fit judgement for reselling this service. It is separate from the tool description on the decision record.

Before you start

What has to be in place before the first client engagement.

Tools and subscriptions

  • Debian 13 server (e.g. Hetzner) reachable as root
  • Domain on Cloudflare with DNS zone
  • Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra, Okta, or any OpenID Connect provider
  • sitesolide CLI and MCP server binary
  • Slack, Discord, Google Chat, or ntfy webhook for alerts

People and inputs

  • Technical staff comfortable administering a Debian server and DNS
  • A Cloudflare zone prepared for subdomain routing
  • An SSO application registration for the client's identity provider
  • Encrypted bucket (optional) for hourly backup snapshots

Lessons in this course

6 lessons on running sitesolide for clients.

  1. 01Why sitesolide Shifts Agency Margin From SaaS Seats to Server OwnershipStrategy
  2. 02When to Adopt sitesolide: You Own the Server and Have Someone to Patch ItEvaluation Rule
  3. 03sitesolide: Buy vs Skip (Agency Internal Tool Hosting)Decision Framework
  4. 04The sitesolide Single-Server Trap: Why Agencies Overload One Debian BoxFailure Pattern
  5. 05sitesolide Internal Tools Hosting Offer (6-9 days)Implementation Blueprint
  6. 06sitesolide Client Pilot Deployment (Onboarding)Operating Procedure

Included with the course

7 working documents for delivering this service.

  • Sitesolide Deployment Checklist for Client Projectschecklist
  • SSO Configuration SOP for Google Workspace and Entrasop
  • Client Onboarding Template for Managed Deployment Servicestemplate
  • Sitesolide.json Configuration Worksheet for Background Workersworksheet
  • Pricing Model Guide for Reselling Sitesolide Hostingguide
  • Slack Alert Setup and Monitoring Response Playbooksop
  • MCP Server Integration Worksheet for AI Agent Deploymentsworksheet

Listed by name. These documents are not yet published as individual downloads.