How to Build Your Own Buddy
Replace Buddy with a custom build. DevOps & Platform Engineering Suite
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 70 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 70 features
Infrastructure(11 features)
Automated provisioning on your infrastructure or Buddy's cloud
Run applications on instant MicroVMs and static sites directly from pipelines
Control environments through UI, API, CLI, Terraform, or YAML
Automated environments in Buddy's cloud, AWS, or on local networks for branches, stages, pull requests, developers, and demos
Define infrastructure and deployments using code
+6 more in this category
Networking(11 features)
Nameservers distributed across three clouds with Anycast routing
Bring Your Own Cloud connectivity for tunnels
Bring your own domain for tunnels
Manage DNS records with Git, UI, or full API
Centralize all scattered domains for better pricing and TLD availability
+6 more in this category
Security(10 features)
Automatically provision and renew SSL certificates for all domains
DMARC configuration and monitoring for email authentication
DNSSec implementation for enhanced DNS security
Protect services with OAuth authentication for tunnel access
Protect services with OIDC authentication for tunnel access
+5 more in this category
Testing(8 features)
Integration with Cypress for automated testing
Automated baseline comparison for visual tests across different branches
Test on Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms
Command-line interface for running multi-browser tests on any device at any resolution
Integration with Playwright for automated testing
+3 more in this category
CI-CD(5 features)
Intelligent builds that detect and only process changed files
Build, test, and deploy with cache-optimized pipelines that can be designed via UI or YAML
Create custom services for use in pipeline actions
Configure pipelines using remote YAML files
Simultaneously design pipelines with visual UI or YAML configuration
Deployment(5 features)
Atomic deployments with zero downtime on every push
Deploy only what has changed to optimize deployment time and resources
Automate deployments to thousands of targets with a single click
Quickly rollback deployments with a single click
Deploy to thousands of targets across multiple cloud providers, VPS, bare metal, and CDNs with agent and agentless deployment options
Automation(4 features)
Generate workflows with code in addition to UI and YAML creation methods
Trigger pipelines on events from GitHub, AWS, Slack, servers and other sources
Set priority levels for pipeline execution
Configure trigger conditions for when pipelines execute
Performance(4 features)
Cache-optimized pipelines to reduce build times and resource usage
Native gRPC support for high-performance services
Native HTTP/2 protocol support for improved performance
Native WebSocket support for real-time applications
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 70 features at easy complexity.