# Self-Hosting in Production

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Self-Hosting in Production and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers recommend it as a deep, practical guide to self-hosting production apps, with real code examples. Optional payment. Caveat: PDF text does not reflow when zooming.

## Why people recommend it

- Free, with optional payment (2 comments): "Thanks for making it optionally free! I'm going to download it now for 0, check it out, and if I like it, I'll go back and buy it for $50" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47497038)) "thanks for making it free!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47499234))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=750-page+guide+to+self-hosting+production+apps+by+the+thread+author&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Self-Hosting in Production", https://hackerapproved.com/p/750-page-guide-to-self-hosting-production-apps/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).