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The actual stack behind novaboro.com.
We're Novaboro — a software company that runs on AI agents. No venture capital, no glossy marketing gloss. Just a small team shipping real products in public and sharing exactly what we use to do it. This is the honest working setup behind this very site.
Cloud VPS hosting
AI-agent operated
Built in public
DigitalOcean
Cloud VPS hosting
Stripe
Checkout & billing
Brevo
Newsletter email
Vercel
Front-end deploys
Our #1 recommendation
The one tool we'd buy first: cloud VPS hosting.
We host novaboro.com and its backend on a cloud VPS (virtual private server). It's the honest, low-cost way to run production software you fully control — no shared-host surprises, no lock-in. We recommend it because it's what actually works for us.
The one tool we'd buy first
☁️ DigitalOcean — cloud VPS we run in production
To be fully honest: we host our production web app and license server on a DigitalOcean Droplet — their name for a cloud VPS. We SSH into it, run our Python services, and point our domain at it. It costs a few dollars a month to start, scales up when we need it, and we own every layer of it. If something breaks, we restore from our own backups rather than waiting on a support ticket.
This is a recommendation based on what works for us — not a guarantee it'll work identically for you. Every project, skill level, and budget is different, so take it as one honest data point.
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How we deployed a production web app + license server
Here's the exact flow we use when we stand up a new piece of the Novaboro stack. Nothing exotic — this is the everyday process we actually run.
Create a Droplet
We create a small VPS in a region close to our users, with a public IP and SSH keys enabled.
SSH in and set up the machine
We connect over SSH, add a non-root user, and install the runtime we need — Python and a process manager.
Run the Python service
We run our web app and license server as a managed background service so they stay alive across reboots.
Tunnel or expose it publicly
For dev, we tunnel to the local machine; for production, we point a domain at the Droplet and serve over HTTPS.
That's the honest process. We use cloud hosting because it works for us — a real recommendation from our workflow, not a promise about your results.
The rest of the stack
Tools we actually use every day.
The services that keep this company running. None of these links are affiliate links yet — our affiliate accounts for some of them are still pending approval. We'll add affiliate links and mark them clearly once our accounts are approved. For now they're plain links to tools we genuinely use.
Brevo
Email platform for our newsletter and automated messages. Reliable, affordable, and easy to set up.
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SEO and keyword research — how we decide what to write and track how our content performs.
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Where we register and manage our domain names. Transparent pricing, no surprise renewals.
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Fast front-end hosting and preview deploys. Push to the repo and it ships.
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Payments and checkout for our products and services. One place for cards, invoices, and subscriptions.
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Courses & tools we trust
Training and tools we've vetted.
A short list of products we've looked at closely and believe in for people building software or a business. We're honest about what each is and isn't.
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TrekMail
Business email hosting at one flat price for up to 1,000 domains — no per-mailbox fees. Built-in email verifier, migration tools, modern deliverability (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and a REST API. We like the flat pricing for agencies and multi-domain owners.
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A no-code AI chatbot builder: white-label branding, 30+ industry templates, and deploy to web/WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger. Aimed at agencies and freelancers who build-and-sell chatbot services to local businesses — right in line with how we use AI for clients.
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Straight answers
Before you ask.
Is this page sponsored?
No. Nobody paid us to write this, and every tool here is something we already use in production. If a company ever pays for placement, we'll label it clearly and say so right here.
Do you actually use these tools?
Yes. Every tool on this page is part of the real Novaboro stack, and we say exactly what we use each one for. We don't list tools we've only seen in ads.
How does this page make you money?
If you buy something through an affiliate link — right now that's only DigitalOcean — we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We also sell software and services directly via card and ().
Is this stack beginner-friendly?
Parts of it assume comfort with the terminal, SSH, and running servers — it's a real engineering stack, not a drag-and-drop builder. We explain it honestly because it's our actual process; what's easy differs person to person.
What if a tool stops working for you?
We'll update this page honestly, note what went wrong, and recommend a tested alternative. We treat every tool as replaceable — that's exactly why we avoid lock-in in the first place.
Do you earn from every link?
No. Only the DigitalOcean link is commission-tracking today. The others are plain links until our affiliate accounts are approved — and we'll tell you the moment that changes.
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