Linux Server Engineering • PHP • WordPress
We build and steward technical infrastructure owned by the people who use it. No vendor lock-in, no Big Tech dependencies, no sales hand-offs. Just senior engineering directly aligned with your mission.
We take long-term responsibility for your Sustained Technical Health.
We aren’t WordPress page-builders who freeze when a server crashes, and we aren’t sysadmins who refuse to look at application code. We manage the entire vertical—from bare-metal Linux servers and automated deployments to custom PHP applications.
Multi-year, whole-stack engineering. WordPress/WooCommerce, Roots (Bedrock/Sage), Odoo ERP, and custom PHP/Laravel applications built for durability and speed.
Servers your organization owns and controls. Linux (Debian/Ubuntu), Ansible automation, WireGuard VPNs, automated containerization (Docker), and zero-trust security.
We turn custom technical solutions into reusable open-source tools for cooperatives, independent media, healthcare advocates, and grassroots networks.
The Design Target is Independence.
We build systems so well-documented and stable that your team doesn’t need us for daily emergencies—only for planned growth.
If you want a vendor to micromanage by the hour, we are the wrong team.
Direct Collaboration. Zero Middleman Overhead.
You talk directly to the engineers writing your code and managing your servers. No project managers adding friction, no account executives optimizing quarterly billings.
Retainers and standalone projects. We are most effective as embedded technical partners — your internal systems team that manages the whole stack while you focus on your mission. But not every engagement needs to start there. Standalone projects work too. If the work speaks for itself and there is mutual fit, we talk about what comes next.
Over two decades across sectors and stacks. The pattern isn’t the industry — it’s the relationship.
Embedded technical partner — multi-year, whole-stack relationships. From first architecture decision to ongoing stewardship. WordPress/WooCommerce, Odoo ERP, Notion, custom PHP. Whatever the problem calls for.
Infrastructure & systems — servers your team owns, networks you control. The invisible layer everything runs on. Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, WireGuard. Bare-metal, monitoring, automation.
Community & network — tools for our network, reusable by the sector. Laravel, Roots stack, Python. Built for real users, not portfolios.
We partner with organizations building durable, ethical alternatives:
We intentionally do not work with surveillance infrastructure, predatory financial services, speculative extraction, or organizations designed to exploit worker risk.
We believe in upfront, transparent pricing. You pay for senior engineering craftsmanship—without agency markups or hidden fees.
€120 – €250 / month (Ideal for small organizations, independent authors, and non-profits)
€800 – €1,500 / month (Ideal for active platforms needing ongoing development)
€3,200 / month (24–32 hours/mo @ €120–€160/hr)
Capacity is capped. We work 60–80 billable hours per month across 3–4 client relationships. When the sufficiency threshold is met, we stop scaling. Additional capacity goes to health, training, open-source R&D, and non-commercial mutual aid — not more clients. This is not a growth play.
How we handle the relationship — non-negotiable:
We bill for the whole stack: visible frontend features and the invisible labor that prevents system collapse — infrastructure modernization, DevOps automation, security updates, daily technical availability. Detailed timesheets provided if needed.
We also offer standardized FOSS solution packages — complete foundations built on open-source tools, self-hosted on infrastructure you own, delivered as standalone projects. [See packages →]
The rate stays constant. When cash flow is the constraint, we restructure — not discount. See the Underdog Alliance below.
Mutuality is an independent worker collective.
We charge standard market rates to commercial clients to fund a sustainable practice and directly subsidize local community initiatives including free martial arts programs, youth movement classes, and open-source infrastructure for grassroots groups.
When you work with us, your technical investment doesn’t fund corporate dividends - it builds resilient digital and physical commons.
You’re a worker running an organization, probably fighting the same constraints we all face — cash flow pressure, market extraction, the choice between compromising values and failing economically.
When funding is squeezed, technical progress usually freezes exactly when it is needed most. We share that risk.
Underdog Alliance is not a discount program. It’s a reduced rate combined with a flexible engagement structure. Reduced rate eligibility: cooperatives, nonprofits with a mission, community organizers, values-aligned small businesses. We figure out the right structure together.
How the engagement can work:
| Arrangement | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Hourly | Default. You pay for time worked, invoiced transparently. |
| Retainer | Ongoing embedded partnership. Monthly cap, predictable cost. |
| Fixed package | Scoped deliverable with a clear end. Price agreed upfront. |
| Deferred | Pay later, no interest. You stabilize first. Mutual transparency required. |
| Profit-based | You pay when you have revenue. A percentage, not a fixed installment. |
| Skill swap | You do something Mutuality needs. Translation, design, legal, organizing — we barter. |
| Parallel Path | We co-invest — technical capacity meets your market access. A separate income stream, no loan sharks, no VC. |
Donation-based work. For strictly non-commercial grassroots projects with no budget — mutual aid groups, community organizers, non-funded initiatives. We contribute time the way others contribute money: because the work matters. When capacity permits.
This isn’t creative financing. It’s workers recognizing each other across the artificial vendor-client boundary.
Three ways to support the shared infrastructure.
| Tier | What it is |
|---|---|
| Donation | Monthly contribution. No services, just solidarity. Funds flow to our community projects — free martial arts, psychotherapeutic support for children and excluded groups. |
| Site care | Maintenance retainer — updates, monitoring, security patches. Your site stays healthy, your team stays independent. |
| Tech fund | General development of the shared infrastructure — code, servers, R&D, learning. Everything that keeps the commons growing. |
All of our tools are open to contribution. Report bugs, propose features, submit modifications — you don’t need to be a client, you just need to use the tools and care about them.
We’re a small team that believes in direct collaboration — no account managers, no handoffs, no process theater. When you work with us, you work with the people writing the code. We’re open to growing thoughtfully and bringing in the right people when the work calls for it.
