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Understand shared hosting to cloud VM migration for SaaS teams, including architecture, data sync, DNS cutover, rollback, security, and recovery planning.
Understand PostgreSQL connection pooling, PgBouncer modes, pool sizing, max_connections, and how SaaS teams prevent connection storms in production.
Understand PostgreSQL for SaaS apps across sizing, connections, pooling, backups, high availability, and managed vs self-hosted production ownership.
Learn Redis cache strategy for SaaS apps, including queues, sessions, persistence, Valkey compatibility, and managed versus self-hosted deployment decisions.
Understand when a small SaaS team should use one database or multiple databases across services, tenants, workloads, recovery boundaries, and managed database roles.
Learn PostgreSQL vs MySQL differences in SQL, JSON, performance, operations, and hosting so your team can choose the database that fits its workload.
Learn MySQL hosting for production apps: compare managed and self-hosted MySQL, size connections and storage, plan recovery, and evaluate Raff’s managed path.
Learn Postgres hosting for SaaS: compare managed and self-hosted PostgreSQL, size connections and storage, plan recovery, and test Raff’s free database tier.
Learn when VPS application hosting fits small teams, when one VM is enough, and when to separate services, use an app platform, or move toward Kubernetes.
Learn when to separate app and database servers for SaaS, compare managed vs self-hosted paths, and plan networking, recovery, cost, and migration.
Learn database backup strategy for SaaS apps using RPO, RTO, point-in-time recovery, restore testing, retention, and separate recovery layers for production.
Learn when SaaS app uploads should stay on VM disk or move to object storage, with guidance on durability, security, scaling, migration, and Raff pricing.
Learn cloud VM vs app platform trade-offs for startups, including control, deployment speed, cost, scaling, storage, and when each model fits production.
Learn how SaaS gross margin connects revenue, COGS, cloud allocation, and infrastructure cost per customer for clearer pricing and unit economics decisions.
Learn MySQL vs MariaDB for production apps: compare compatibility, hosting, backups, replication, monitoring, upgrades, and managed or self-hosted operations.
Compare SQL vs NoSQL for SaaS apps across relational, document, and key-value models, transactions, queries, scaling, recovery, and ownership.
Build a stage-based SaaS infrastructure budget from MVP to Series A across compute, databases, storage, environments, recovery, and operating cost.
Compare microservices vs monolith for small teams, including modular monoliths, scaling, ownership, data boundaries, operational cost, and migration signals.
Learn how to use object storage events with serverless functions for upload processing, prefix filters, retries, status tracking, and Raff workflows.
Learn how portable serverless handlers reduce Lambda lock-in, keep functions easier to move, and support standard runtimes on Raff Functions.
Learn when to use serverless functions for webhooks, when VMs are better, and how to design webhook retries, logs, security, and storage.
Learn how serverless function pricing works for CPU, memory, requests, egress, cron jobs, webhooks, storage events, and Raff Functions.
Learn when small teams should use serverless functions or VMs for apps, cron jobs, webhooks, storage events, and background work on Raff.
Use this production VPS checklist to validate SaaS capacity, access, traffic paths, storage, backups, monitoring, restore testing, and scaling decisions before launch.
Learn when small businesses should keep SaaS, consolidate tools, or self-host selected apps on a cloud server for better cost and control.
Decide when a SaaS app should stay on one VM or separate its application, database, workers, files, cache, and traffic routing across multiple systems.
Use this SaaS infrastructure checklist to prepare access, environments, secrets, backups, monitoring, incident response, and evidence before enterprise onboarding.
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