devops & infrastructure · based in North Carolina, USA

Infrastructure you can read, run, and take with you.

SamKat is a US-East consultant building open source hosting, cloud, and automation — Kubernetes, Ansible, CI/CD, monitoring. Every config lives in your repo. Leave anytime, with everything.

no licensing fees · no lock-in · full source control access

samkat — deploy
ansible-playbook -i prod site.yml
PLAY RECAP: ok=42 changed=12 failed=0
cluster.k8s-prod configured in 94s
kubectl rollout status deploy/web
deployment "web" successfully rolled out
./healthcheck --all
backups: nightly, verified
nagios: all service checks OK
uptime last 90d: 99.98%
— your stack, in your repo, under your control
services

Four things, done properly.

Everything is delivered as infrastructure-as-code with full source access — you're never locked into us, either.

service: hosting

Website Hosting

Managed hosting for WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and other CMS platforms — hardened, backed up, and version-controlled.

wordpressdrupalnginxmysqlphp
service: cloud

Cloud Infrastructure

Kubernetes and container platforms provisioned with Ansible — scalable, reproducible, and portable across providers.

kubernetesdockeraws
service: automation

Infrastructure Automation

CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code so every deploy is repeatable, reviewable, and one command away.

jenkinsansiblegit
service: reliability

Backup & Monitoring

Verified nightly backups and real-time monitoring with alerting — so problems are found before your customers find them.

nagiosrsynccron
why open source

The lock-in ledger.

The honest comparison most vendors won't put on their homepage.

criteria
proprietary stack
samkat open stack
Licensing cost
Per-seat and per-server fees, rising annually
No core licensing fees — you pay for the work, not the software
Portability
Migration penalties, proprietary formats
Your data and configs move with you, anytime
Security
Closed code, trust the vendor's word
Open code, independent audits, fast patches
Improvements
One vendor's roadmap
Thousands of contributors, continuously
how it works

From audit to autopilot.

A clear engagement path — you'll know what's happening and what it costs at every step.

Audit

We review your current setup and map costs, risks, and quick wins. Free, no obligation.

Plan

You get a written proposal: architecture, timeline, and a fixed scope you can hold us to.

Build

We provision everything as code in your repositories, migrating with zero-downtime cutover.

Run

Monitoring, backups, and updates handled — or we hand over the keys and train your team.

about

Who runs SamKat?

No middlemen. No ticket queues. Direct access to the engineer who builds your infrastructure.

samkat — about
cat /etc/samkat/profile.yaml
name: SamKat
role: Founder & Lead Consultant
location: North Carolina, USA (US-East)
 
experience: 15+ years
production_stack: [AWS, Kubernetes, Docker,
Ansible, Jenkins, CI/CD]
 
industry: enterprise SaaS, high-volume hosting & DevOps
 
availability: same-day East Coast
remote: nationwide (US)
 
philosophy: open-source-first, zero lock-in.
Every config, repo, key & password stays yours.
 
contact

Tell us what you're running.

Ready to modernize your infrastructure? Start with a free audit — we'll reply within one business day.

response_time: < 1 business day

first_audit: free

Prefer email? Write to us directly and include your current stack — even a rough description helps us come prepared.