Basic question: If I wanted a simple self hosting solution for a bot with a database, what is the simplest solution / provider I can go with. This bot is just for me doesn't need to be accessible to the general public.

Thanks

My stack. Claude code working via CLIs: Coolify on hetzner

How is readcheck any different than using raindrop.io?

Opens with "self-hosting" and then brings claude code into the mix. You realize it's not actually running locally right? Privcy-wise that's a nightmare. A non-deterministic blackbox running in somebody's AI cloud is controlling your server. Congrats.

I am in the process of doing the same. I have a Netbird mesh (Tailscale but open source) with 3 k3s nodes. They are geographically separated for HA.

Claude and Gemini have been instrumental in helping me understand the core concepts of kubernetes, how to tune all these enterprise applications for high latency, think about architecture etc...

My biggest "wow, wtf?" moment was ben I was discussing the cluster architecture with Claude. It asked: want me to start the files?

I thought it meant update the notes, so replied 'yes'.

It spit out 2 sh files and 5 YAMLs that completely bootstrapped my cluster with a full GitOps setup using ArgoCD.

Learning while having a 24/7 senior tutor next to me has been insane value.

Tailscale is pretty sweet. Cloudflare WARP is also pretty sweet, a little clunkier but you get argo routing for free and I trust Cloudflare for security.

Any opinions on Readeck vs Karakeep?

why does a post from january 2026 recommend ubuntu version 22.04?

none of you have what it takes to self host your perfect self hosting fantasy because most of you won't cooperate with others. keep waiting for that unicorn you wouldn't see standing right in front of you.