From 6eb7b1abd42b48dabb0a9f88ac4ff7af1f088a93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Young Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 10:52:40 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Add blog post re ElfHosted July 2023 report Signed-off-by: David Young --- _snippets/what-is-elfhosted.md | 2 +- .../elfhosted-status-update-july-2023.md | 65 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/blog/posts/notes/elfhosted/elfhosted-status-update-july-2023.md diff --git a/_snippets/what-is-elfhosted.md b/_snippets/what-is-elfhosted.md index 713a260..6a08946 100644 --- a/_snippets/what-is-elfhosted.md +++ b/_snippets/what-is-elfhosted.md @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ ElfHosted is "self-hosting as a service" (*SHAAS?* ) - Using our [Kubernetes](/kubernetes/) / [GitOps](kubernetes/deployment/flux/design/) designs, we've build infrastructure and automation to run popular self-hosted apps (*think "Plex, Radarr, Mattermost.."*) and attach your own cloud storage ("bring-your-own-storage"). - We're building "in public", so follow the progress on the [blog](/blog/tags/#elfhosted) or in [Discord][elfhosted/discord]). During "test mode" (*June-July 2023*), you can [sign up](https://elfhosted.com) using "play money", and {--perform unpaid QA for me--} {++try it out for free++}! :thumbsup: + We're building "in public", so follow the progress on the [blog](/blog/tags/#elfhosted) or in [Discord][elfhosted/discord]). You'll get $10 free credit when you [sign up](https://elfhosted.com), so you can play around without commitment! TL;DR? Here's a guide to [getting started](https://elfhosted.com/how-to/get-started/), and another to [migrating](https://elfhosted.com/how-to/migrate/) from another provider. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/blog/posts/notes/elfhosted/elfhosted-status-update-july-2023.md b/docs/blog/posts/notes/elfhosted/elfhosted-status-update-july-2023.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..516aba0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/blog/posts/notes/elfhosted/elfhosted-status-update-july-2023.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +date: 2023-08-02 +categories: + - note +tags: + - elfhosted +title: July 2023 "Elf Disclosure" - 0.1% profitable, 99.9% growth remaining! +description: The ElfHosted monthly report detailing changes for July 2023, and summarizing metrics, is now available! +--- + +# ElfDisclosure for July 2023 : GitOps-based SaaS now Open Source + +I've just finished putting together a progress report [ElfHosted][elfhosted] for July 2023. The report details all the changes we went through during the months (*more than I remember!*), and summarizes our various metrics (*CPU, Network, etc.*) + +--8<-- "what-is-elfhosted.md" + +Of particular note here is that the GitOps and helm chart repos which power a production, HA SaaS, are now [fully open-sourced](https://elfhosted.com/open)! + +(Oh, and we generated **actual** revenue during July 2023!) + +Here's a high-level summary: + + + +!!! warning "This post may not format nicely via RSS" + To make the amount of data presented below easier to parse, I've used mkdocs-material content tables to format / display data. This will probably not look good in a feed reader, so if what follows looks like a huge mess, view it in your browser instead! + +=== ":moneybag: Spent" + + :material-target: Focus | :material-calendar: June 2023 | :material-calendar: July 2023 + ---------|----------|---------- + :material-cow: Cluster | $428 | $428 + :material-cart: Store | $632 | $223 + :material-test-tube: CI | $208 | $200 + :material-cloud-cog: Cloud | $30 | $20 + :material-clock: Development[^2] | 146h / $21,900 | 124h / $18,600 + +=== ":nerd: Tech stats" + + :material-target: Focus | :material-calendar: June 2023 | :material-calendar: July 2023 + ---------|----------|---------- + :fontawesome-regular-circle-user: Users | 14 | 48 + :octicons-sign-in-16: Ingress | 24TB | 19.5TB + :octicons-sign-out-16: Egress | 1TB | 3.3TB + :material-dolphin: Pods | 478 | 619 + +=== ":bar_chart: Summary" + + :material-target: Focus | :material-calendar: June 2023 | :material-calendar: June 2023 + ---------|----------|---------- + :material-trending-down: Total invested thus far | $23,200 | $42,669 [^1] + :material-trending-up: Revenue | $0 | $43 (0.1% of total invested!) + +More details and pretty graphs in the [report](https://elfhosted.com/open/july-2023/)! + +## Join us! + +!!! tip "Want to get involved?" + + Want to get involved? Join us in [Discord][elfhosted/discord] and come and test-in-production! + +[^1]: All moneyz are in US dollarz! +[^2]: Yes, that's a **lot**! This is the opportunity cost of focusing on ElfHosted rather than billable consulting work! + +--8<-- "blog-footer.md" \ No newline at end of file