The Offer¶
This is how an engagement works, from first contact to running infrastructure. Each step is agreed before the next one begins — you're not committing to anything beyond where you currently are.
Free call¶
Before anything else, we talk. A 30-minute conversation where we look at your current setup and you tell me what's driving the pain — the bill, the complexity, an inherited mess, or something else entirely.
I'll tell you honestly whether I think a migration makes sense for your situation. If it doesn't — if your stack is too specific, or simply not worth it — I'll say so and we part ways without obligation. No pitch, no follow-up pressure.
Infrastructure audit¶
If the free call suggests a migration is worth exploring, the next step is a paid audit. I review your setup in detail and produce a written report — a clear picture of what you're running, what it actually costs, and what a better alternative looks like. Take it and act on it however you like, with whoever you like.
What I look at:
- Your current architecture — what's running, where, and why
- Your monthly bill broken down by service
- What you actually need vs what you're paying for
What you receive:
- A plain-language description of your current infrastructure and its real costs
- A proposed architecture on FreeBSD and bare metal
- Estimated monthly server costs after migration, with specs and provider options
- A fixed implementation price if you want to proceed
- An honest assessment of migration complexity and timeline
Takes approximately one week from the initial conversation to delivery. The audit fee is deducted from implementation if you proceed.
From £750
Implementation¶
If you want to proceed, we agree on scope and price before any work begins.
What's included in every implementation:
- Bare metal server provisioning — you hold the contracts directly
- FreeBSD installation and hardening
- Your services running in jails
- Networking, firewall, and reverse proxy configuration
- ZFS-based automated backups with tested restore procedure
- Blue/green deployment for zero-downtime releases
- Monitoring and alerting
- Daily stats and health summaries by email
- Full documentation of every decision made
- One month of post-launch support included
Servers are billed separately and directly to you.
From £3,000
Monthly support¶
Included for the first month after implementation. After that, optional. Everything is documented and yours to operate independently. If you'd rather have someone watching over it — keeping it updated, patched, and running cleanly — that's what this is.
What's included:
- OS and package updates applied and tested
- Security patches within 24 hours of release
- Monitoring review and alert response during business hours
- Direct line
Rolling monthly contract. No minimum term — cancel with 30 days notice.
From £300 per month
Bespoke engagement¶
Something that doesn't fit a fixed scope — code review, performance analysis, architecture consulting, or a second opinion on a hard problem. Custom scope, custom price, direct conversation.
A note on pricing¶
All prices are fixed. You will not receive an invoice you didn't expect.