Collective Infrastructure
Community-owned, professionally managed infrastructure. We handle everything so you can focus on your digital life, not server maintenance.
From deployment to monitoring to updates—we handle it all. No DevOps degree required. Just use your apps.
Regular automated backups following 3-2-1 rule. RAID Z3 redundancy from launch. Your data is protected without you thinking about it.
Automated monitoring watches infrastructure around the clock. We respond to issues before you notice problems. Proactive maintenance.
Owner-managed hardware amortized over 3-5 years. Redundant power and internet. Built to last.
Infrastructure That Works for the Community
Skylantix isn’t traditional hosting. It’s collective infrastructure—professionally managed, community-governed, and designed for sustainability over growth.
What “Collective Infrastructure” Means
We own our hardware. We manage it professionally. We operate transparently. And the community benefits from economies of scale that would be impossible for individuals.
For All Members ($20/month)
- Nextcloud: File storage and digital life management (180 GB shared with Immich)
- Email: @skylantix.net with 20 GB storage (200 GB total)
- Bitwarden: Password manager
- Linkding: Bookmark manager
- Mattermost: Community chat and support
- Gitea: Git repository hosting
- Immich: Photo management and backup (Google Photos replacement)
- Minecraft Server: Shared community server (Java/Bedrock crossplay)
All fully managed. Updates, backups, monitoring, and security handled by the collective.
Infrastructure Stack
Storage & Backups:
- RAID Z3 for production data
- Automated offsite backups following 3-2-1 rule
- LUKS encrypted drives
- Point-in-time recovery available
Network & Security:
- Cloudflare CDN for caching (96-98% bandwidth reduction)
- DDoS protection and SSL/TLS
- Firewall rules and regular security updates
- Monitoring for unusual access patterns
Power & Connectivity:
- Redundant power systems
- Redundant internet connections
- Designed for California resilience
Computing:
- Debian Linux (stable, secure, well-supported)
- Docker for containerized applications
- Owner-managed hardware (no hyperscaler lock-in)
- Hardware amortized over 3-5 years for sustainability
Geographic Distribution
Skylantix starts in Orange County, CA and expands to geographically distinct nodes within California as we scale. Each location hosts approximately 1,250 users for optimal load balancing and geographic redundancy.
This approach:
- Balances load across infrastructure
- Provides geographic redundancy
- Maintains data sovereignty in California
- Keeps infrastructure human-scale and manageable
What You Don’t Manage
❌ No server maintenance - We handle updates, patches, and security ❌ No backup configuration - Automated and tested from day one ❌ No 2am emergencies - We monitor and respond to issues ❌ No capacity planning - We scale infrastructure as the collective grows ❌ No certificate renewals - SSL handled automatically ❌ No hardware failures - We manage redundancy and replacements
What You Do Get
✓ Reliable Services: Nextcloud, email, Bitwarden, Linkding, Mattermost, Gitea, Immich, Minecraft Server ✓ Community Support: Mattermost chat with your sysadmin and other members ✓ Transparent Operations: Know how infrastructure works and where data lives ✓ Member Governance: Vote on infrastructure priorities and upgrades ✓ Sustainable Model: Hardware amortization ensures stable, predictable costs
Future: Django & Custom App Hosting
Coming soon for members: managed Django, Python, and containerized app hosting. Because a collective grows with its community’s needs.
Community members will vote on:
- When to launch custom app hosting
- Pricing models (included in $20 or add-on?)
- Resource allocation priorities
- Which frameworks to support first
The Collective Advantage
Individual Self-Hosting: You buy hardware, configure everything, manage 24/7, handle failures alone, pay full cost.
Traditional Hosting: You rent from corporations, data scattered globally, no governance, surveillance capitalism, opaque pricing.
Skylantix Collective: Community owns infrastructure collectively, professional management, transparent governance, California-based, sustainable costs, member benefits.
Sustainability Model
Infrastructure is designed for long-term sustainability:
- Fixed Costs: Hardware amortized over 3-5 years, predictable expenses
- Community Scale: 5,000 members share infrastructure costs
- Efficient Architecture: Cloudflare caching reduces bandwidth 96-98%
- Reinvestment: 50% of surplus profits go to an endowment to help prices stay low long term (community votes on priorities)
- No Vendor Lock-in: We own hardware outright, no surprise cloud bills
Who This Is For
People Escaping Big Tech:
- Leaving Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos
- Want privacy without becoming a sysadmin
- Need reliable alternatives to surveillance capitalism
Collective-Minded Individuals:
- Value community over corporations
- Want transparent governance
- Care about sustainability and profit sharing
Privacy Advocates:
- Need California-based data sovereignty
- Want end-to-end encryption
- Value transparency and accountability
Practical Self-Hosters:
- Love the idea of self-hosting
- Don’t want to manage servers 24/7
- Tried DIY and realized it’s a second job
The Promise
Skylantix manages infrastructure so you don’t have to. We handle deployment, monitoring, backups, updates, security, and optimization. You get reliable services, community support, and transparent governance.
No 2am server alerts. No weekends debugging networking issues. No late nights applying security patches.
Just collective infrastructure that works—for the whole village.
Sleep well. The community’s got this.
Questions About Our Infrastructure?
We're happy to discuss our infrastructure architecture, security measures, and how we manage collective resources. Reach out anytime.
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A digital village where users know their sysadmin by name. $20/month for privacy, dignity, and community.