I’m Artamananda, a software developer based in South Sumatera, Indonesia. I focused on building modern web and mobile applications. I use TypeScript, React, Svelte, and Next.js for high-performance frontends, and React Native for seamless cross-platform mobile apps. On the backend, I work with NestJS and GoFiber (Golang) to create scalable and efficient APIs. I’m passionate about exploring new technologies, optimizing performance, and building innovative end-to-end solutions.
Running a learning platform like terasbelajarasik.web.id comes with an interesting challenge: it’s a free learning platform, which means the hosting costs should ideally be free too. And somehow, I’ve managed to pull that off — my monthly cloud bill is exactly $0, despite running three separate apps across multiple platforms.
In my previous post, I shared how I run my own server using an Android TV box with Armbian and Cloudflare Zero Trust. While this setup works great for serving applications to the internet, I quickly ran into another challenge: how do I deploy updates from GitHub Actions?
Deploying a server used to be a straightforward decision for me: pick a hosting provider like Vercel, Fly.io, or a VPS service, and get going. But as I dove deeper into my projects, I realized there were limitations and costs that made me rethink this approach. In this post, I want to share how I ended up running my own server without relying on cloud providers or a static public IP address.