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Deploy Strapi Stack to Your VPS

Strapi with PostgreSQL - the leading open-source headless CMS with customizable API, admin panel, and plugin system.

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Why Self-Host Strapi?

Save 80-90% on hosting costs

Pay $5-20/mo for VPS instead of $50-500/mo for managed platforms

Complete data ownership

Your code, your data, your server - no vendor lock-in

Full control & customization

Install any package, configure any setting, scale as needed

Production-ready infrastructure

Docker, SSL, domains, CI/CD - all managed from one app

Perfect For

Headless websitesMobile app backendsE-commerce contentMulti-channel publishingJAMstack backendsContent APIs

Strapi Benefits

  • Fully customizable
  • REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Plugin ecosystem
  • Role-based access control
  • Media library
  • Internationalization

Deploy Strapi with Server Compass

Server Compass provides all the tools you need to deploy and manage your Strapi applications

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Frequently Asked Questions

Strapi is self-hosted and free (open source) vs Contentful's $300+/month. You get full data ownership, unlimited API calls, and no vendor lock-in. Server Compass makes deployment as easy as Contentful.

PostgreSQL is recommended for production with full feature support. SQLite works for development. MySQL/MariaDB are also supported. Server Compass configures proper connection pooling.

Server Compass deploys Strapi with PM2 or Docker, configures environment variables, sets up PostgreSQL, and handles media uploads to local storage or S3. We also configure proper admin panel access.

Yes! Strapi scales horizontally with load balancers. Use Redis for caching and CDN for media. Server Compass configures response caching and database optimization for production workloads.

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