Unpopular opinion: most developers are overpaying for dev tools. Things you can self-host for free on a $5 VPS: ✅ Uptime monitoring (not $8-50/mo) ✅ SSL certificate checking (not $10/mo) ✅ Website change detection (not $15/mo) ✅ API testing tools (not $15/mo Postman) ✅ QR code generation (not rate-limited free tiers) ✅ JSON/JWT/UUID utilities (not ad-filled websites) Total cost: $5/mo + a weekend of setup Total savings: $50-150/mo Wrote a detailed guide on how to do it: http://5.78.129.127/ebook/ The guide covers server setup, security hardening, each service, backups, everything. #selfhosted #devops #frugal #linux #webdev