Developer Workspace

4 apps · curated stack

What this stack is

Developer Workspace is the self-hosted DevOps platform for individual developers and small teams: Git + CI/CD + private package registry + workflow automation, all on one VPS. One-click deploys GitLab (Git hosting + issues + wiki), Drone CI (continuous integration), Verdaccio (private npm registry), and n8n (workflow automation that connects Git events to anything).

For the hosting provider, this is the "replace GitHub + CircleCI + npm Enterprise + Zapier with one VPS" product. Targets developers and small studios who burned out paying $100-300/mo across 4 different SaaS subscriptions.

What it's for

  • Private Git hosting — code, issues, PRs, wiki, container registry, all on your domain
  • CI/CD pipelines — Drone runs your tests, builds, deploys on every push
  • Private package registry — Verdaccio caches npm + hosts your internal packages
  • Workflow automation — n8n connects Git events to Slack/Discord/email/anything

Who it's for

  • Indie developers wanting their stack off GitHub for cost or sovereignty reasons
  • Small dev studios (2-10 devs) running multiple client projects with isolation needs
  • Bootstrapped SaaS founders controlling all their tooling under one domain
  • Open-source maintainers preferring self-hosted forge over GitHub dependency
  • EU dev teams subject to data residency requirements on source code (defense, fintech, healthcare clients)

Apps in this stack

App Role
GitLab Git hosting + issues + merge requests + wiki + container registry
Drone CI Pipeline-as-code CI/CD — runs builds/tests on every push, deploys on tag
Verdaccio Private + caching npm registry — host internal packages, cache public deps
n8n Workflow automation — connect Git events to anything (400+ integrations)

Sizing & deployment

  • Recommended VPS: 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe storage
  • No GPU needed
  • GitLab is the RAM-heavy component (~4 GB baseline) — sizing is GitLab-driven
  • Deploy time: ~25-30 min one-click (GitLab is slow to first boot), all SSL automatic via Let's Encrypt
  • Backup profile: nightly GitLab DB + repos + Drone DB + Verdaccio storage + n8n credentials export

Why hosters sell this

Developers calculate their tooling cost (GitHub Team $4/user + CircleCI $30 + npm Enterprise $7/user + Zapier $20 = $61/user/mo at 5 devs = $305/mo). Your offer replaces all of it at flat rate, with full sovereignty.

Common resale shape:

  • Solo dev tier — single VPS, single user, personal Git + CI
  • Small team tier — single VPS, 2-10 devs, shared CI + npm registry
  • Studio tier — multiple isolated workspaces (multi-tenant GitLab Premium)

Stack retail pricing is set by the hoster. See the suggested retail hint on this page as starting anchor; refer to bluix.net/bluixapps.php for the Bluix module license layer.

Compliance profile

  • Source code stays on the VPS — critical for defense/fintech/healthcare clients with code-residency clauses
  • No third-party access to Git data, CI logs, package registry
  • Audit log in GitLab for code-access compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2)
  • EU hosting by default for GDPR-bound dev teams
  • Air-gap option — n8n can be disabled if no external integrations are allowed
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Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
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