Kinopio Architecture and Costs

Private API

Postgres

Public API

send emails 📧

user file uploads

Other Services

Backend Server App

hosted on railway ($50-60 /mo)

Database

linode s3 for user uploads ($5/mo)

postmark ($15/mo)

keycdn ~20$/mo

vue.js

localstorage cache system lets you access user and spaces, without having to wait for slow server requests

hosted on netlify (40$/mo)

Are.na ($5/mo)

urlBox for pdfs ($30/mo)

iFramely for url previews ($30/mo)

Todesktop for desktop apps ($60/mo)

apple dev fee $100/yr

Community forum on Linode ($12/mo)

total other services = $145

Total core services = $151

https://pketh.org/how-kinopio-is-made.html

The private api is the same as the public one, but it uses a non-standard format that allows me to group multiple api operations in a single request.

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Client Web App