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What Is nSelf?

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nSelf is a self-hosted backend platform that replaces managed database services. One CLI, one server, full control.

nSelf is a self-hosted backend platform that gives you PostgreSQL, Hasura GraphQL, object storage, and authentication — running on your own Hetzner server, controlled by a single CLI.

The problem it solves: managed services like Supabase and Neon are convenient until they are not. Pricing scales with usage, vendor lock-in is real, and you have no control over the infrastructure when things go wrong.

With nSelf, you provision a CX23 Hetzner server (~$4/month), run `nself build && nself start`, and you have a production backend in under 10 minutes. The entire stack — PostgreSQL 16, Hasura, Hasura Auth, MinIO, Redis, and nginx — runs in Docker with HTTPS out of the box.

nSelf is fully open-source. The CLI, admin panel, and plugin system are all on GitHub. This site is running on it.