--- title: My Complete Tech Stack for Side Projects in 2026 | daily.dev description: A personal tech stack recommendation for side projects in 2026, covering backend (.NET), frontend (React with TypeScript and Vite), database (PostgreSQL),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-complete-tech-stack-for-side-projects-in-2026-9gxwghgnj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Complete Tech Stack for Side Projects in 2026 | daily.dev og:description: A personal tech stack recommendation for side projects in 2026, covering backend (.NET), frontend (React with TypeScript and Vite), database (PostgreSQL),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-complete-tech-stack-for-side-projects-in-2026-9gxwghgnj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9GXWGhgNJ.png og:image:alt: My Complete Tech Stack for Side Projects in 2026 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. # My Complete Tech Stack for Side Projects in 2026 **[We Are .NET](https://daily.dev/sources/wearedotnet)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal tech stack recommendation for side projects in 2026, covering backend (.NET), frontend (React with TypeScript and Vite), database (PostgreSQL), authentication (Keycloak), deployment (Coolify/Dokploy on a VPS like Hetzner), and CI/CD (GitHub Actions). Alternatives are discussed for each category, including Blazor, Angular, Vue, SQL Server, Firebase, Auth0, AWS Cognito, DigitalOcean, and Hostinger. The stack is primarily aimed at SaaS-style web applications, with flexibility to swap components based on project needs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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