Own Your Workspace, Own Your AI: Self-Hosted Dev Stack with Dobase + NexaAPI

#selfhosted #api #ai #python

HackerNews is buzzing about Dobase — developers are reclaiming their workspaces. Mail, boards, docs, chat, todos, files, calendar, and video conferencing — all under your control, all on your server. But what about AI?

You've taken back your SaaS stack. Now take back your AI inference too.

The Self-Hosted Movement Is Real

The appeal of Dobase is simple: your data, your rules. One Rails app, one SQLite database, one Docker container. MIT license. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party data sharing.

Developers who care about owning their server also care about:

No vendor lock-in
Transparent pricing
Pay-per-use (not bloated subscriptions)
Works with any stack

Sound familiar? That's exactly what NexaAPI offers for AI inference.

Why NexaAPI Is the Self-Hosted Developer AI Layer

Feature	NexaAPI	OpenAI	Replicate
Models	50+ (Flux, Veo 3, Sora, Kling...)	Limited	Limited
Pricing	~$0.003/image	$0.02/image	$0.01/image
Lock-in	None	High	Medium
Free tier	Yes	No	No

Python Example

# pip install nexaapi
from nexaapi import NexaAPI

client = NexaAPI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")  # Get at nexa-api.com

response = client.image.generate(
    model="flux-schnell",
    prompt="A futuristic self-hosted developer workspace with glowing screens",
    width=1024,
    height=1024
)

print(f"Image URL: {response.url}")
print(f"Cost: ~$0.003 per image — cheapest in the market")

import requests as req
img_data = req.get(response.url).content
with open("workspace_ai.png", "wb") as f:
    f.write(img_data)
print("Saved to your local server!")

JavaScript Example

// npm install nexaapi
import NexaAPI from "nexaapi";

const client = new NexaAPI({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const response = await client.image.generate({
  model: "flux-schnell",
  prompt: "A self-hosted developer workspace with AI-powered tools",
  width: 1024,
  height: 1024
});

console.log("Image URL:", response.url);
console.log("Cost: $0.003/image — no subscriptions, no lock-in");

Getting Started

Deploy Dobase: self-hosted workspace at dobase.co
Get NexaAPI key: nexa-api.com or RapidAPI
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