Wade Thomas
Dedicated Fullstack Engineer & UI/UX Designer
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š Just published my first video on Back-End Web Development!
In this video I break down:
What a VPS is and why it matters
The real cost of Vercel and Netlify at scale
Why Coolify is a game changer for VPS management
My back-end stack:
šļø Directus ā Headless CMS
š PostgreSQL ā...
Cut Your SaaS Bill with a Self-Hosted Setup
A lot of small businesses are paying $300-500/month across multiple SaaS tools ā a CMS here, an auth provider there, a managed database on top ā without realising there's a leaner alternative.
Here's what's possible with a self-hosted...
Need a back end that's flexible, affordable and easy to use, try Directus. It's free, it can be self-hosted and supports many different types of data structures and projects. Directus is stable, can use any SQL DB, my favorite being PostgreSQL.
Supported by a great team of...
This is a Big Cats blog demonstrating a clean, modern design. It comes with full search capabilities, filtering through different categories, breadcrumbs to aid in navigation, and a simple but effective layout.
This blog can be scaled up for a more complex project with ease, and...
One File to Rule Your Directus Integration
When connecting TanStack Start to Directus, I keep all SDK calls in a single directus.ts file. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Setting up the client
The client is initialized once with session-based authentication and REST...
