Postgres

the robot and the boy in the cap kneeling on the floor around one large central machine core, deliberately choosing which of several smaller plug-in modules to connect to it — a few modules attached and softly glowing, several others set aside in a neat pile beside them; careful, thoughtful, deciding rather than installing everything

Self-hosting the thing I paid not to think about

A managed service is a deal: you pay to not think about what’s underneath. I self-hosted Supabase on a 16GB box over a weekend, with AI help, and made every component earn its place. What I bought back was understanding.