Tools I Recommend

The tools and services I use regularly for development. Some links are affiliate links — I earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.

Hosting & Deployment

  • Cloudflare (affiliate)* Workers

    Serverless edge computing. This blog runs on Cloudflare Workers — fast, free tier, zero cold starts.

  • DigitalOcean (affiliate)* App Platform

    Simple PaaS for deploying apps. Great for Django, Node.js, and containerized apps. $200 free credit for new users.

  • Railway (affiliate)*

    Modern full-stack deployment. Git push → live in seconds. Great for side projects and prototypes.

  • Vercel (affiliate)*

    Frontend-first deployment. Best for Next.js, Astro, and static sites. Generous free tier.

Databases & Backend

  • Supabase (affiliate)*

    Open-source Firebase alternative. Postgres database, auth, storage, and edge functions. Free tier is generous.

My Setup

  • Editor: VS Code with Vim keybindings
  • Terminal: Windows Terminal + WSL2 (Ubuntu)
  • Version control: Git + GitHub
  • Blog framework: Astro 7 on Cloudflare Workers
  • Styling: Tailwind CSS 4
  • Auth: better-auth with D1 + KV
  • Email: Resend