Managed Infrastructure

Infrastructure That Works for You

Skylantix isn’t traditional hosting. It’s professionally managed infrastructure designed for sustainability and transparency.

What “Managed Infrastructure” Means

We own our hardware. We manage it professionally. We operate transparently. You benefit from economies of scale that would be impossible individually.

Three Tiers, Standard Pricing

Standard tier (200 GB) - Fully managed ($12/month or $120/year):

Nextcloud on federated instances (like Google Drive but privacy-first)
We handle all updates, backups, monitoring, and security
End-to-end encryption, Nextcloud Talk, all Nextcloud features

Dedicated tier (500 GB) - You manage ($30/month or $300/year):

Your own Nextcloud instance on our hardware
You manage it after our initial setup
Full control over configuration and apps

Managed tier (500 GB) - We manage ($60/month or $600/year):

Your own dedicated Nextcloud instance
We handle all updates, backups, monitoring, and security
Perfect for families and small teams who want privacy without management overhead

Coming soon: Email (@skylantix.net), Bitwarden password manager, GitLab CE, Immich photo management, Minecraft Server, and more.

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 for optimal load balancing and geographic redundancy.

This approach:

Balances load across infrastructure
Provides geographic redundancy
Maintains data sovereignty in California
Keeps infrastructure reliable 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 we grow ❌ No certificate renewals - SSL handled automatically ❌ No hardware failures - We manage redundancy and replacements

What You Do Get

✓ Reliable Services: Nextcloud, email, Bitwarden, Linkding, GitLab CE, Immich, Minecraft Server ✓ Community Support: Email support with your sysadmin ✓ Transparent Operations: Know how infrastructure works and where data lives ✓ Your Feedback Matters: Your input helps shape infrastructure priorities and upgrades ✓ Sustainable Model: Hardware amortization ensures stable, predictable costs

Future: Django & Custom App Hosting

Coming soon: managed Django, Python, and containerized app hosting. We expand based on user needs and infrastructure readiness.

Your feedback will help shape:

When to launch custom app hosting
Pricing models (included in base plan or add-on?)
Resource allocation priorities
Which frameworks to support first

The Skylantix 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 transparency, surveillance capitalism, opaque pricing.

Skylantix: Managed infrastructure, professional management, operational transparency, California-based, sustainable costs, user benefits.

Sustainability Model

Infrastructure is designed for long-term sustainability:

Fixed Costs: Hardware amortized over 3-5 years, predictable expenses
Small-Scale: Human-scale service focused on personal users and small businesses
Efficient Architecture: Cloudflare caching reduces bandwidth 96-98%
Reinvestment: Supporting open-source projects once sustainably profitable
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

People Who Value Small-Scale Services:

Prefer small, personal services over corporations
Want operational transparency
Care about sustainability and supporting open source

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 operational transparency.

No 2am server alerts. No weekends debugging networking issues. No late nights applying security patches.

Just managed infrastructure that works—so you can focus on what matters.

Sleep well. We’ve got this.