--- title: How I Save $1,483 per Month Using Claude Code as My... description: A developer migrated multiple Node.js/TypeScript apps from Heroku to a Hetzner dedicated server running Dokku, saving ~$1,483/month. The entire migration —... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-save-1-483-per-month-using-claude-code-as-my-server-admin-9bl8oqokx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How I Save $1,483 per Month Using Claude Code as My Server Admin | daily.dev og:description: A developer migrated multiple Node.js/TypeScript apps from Heroku to a Hetzner dedicated server running Dokku, saving ~$1,483/month. The entire migration —... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-save-1-483-per-month-using-claude-code-as-my-server-admin-9bl8oqokx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9bl8OQOKx.png og:image:alt: How I Save $1,483 per Month Using Claude Code as My Server Admin og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How I Save $1,483 per Month Using Claude Code as My Server Admin **[TypeScript.TV](https://daily.dev/sources/typescripttv)** · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer migrated multiple Node.js/TypeScript apps from Heroku to a Hetzner dedicated server running Dokku, saving ~$1,483/month. The entire migration — server setup, Dokku installation, SSL, GitHub webhook auto-deploy, and Postgres database migration — was performed by Claude Code via SSH without the author typing a single command. The post covers the full setup: why Dokku was chosen over Coolify/CapRover, DNS configuration with Cloudflare, Let's Encrypt SSL, GitHub webhook-based auto-deploy using adnanh/webhook, and step-by-step Postgres migration from Heroku. Cost comparison shows Hetzner at $52.24/mo vs $1,536/mo equivalent on Heroku, with honest caveats about the lack of auto-scaling and load balancing on a single-server setup. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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