Database Setup & Hosting
A secure, Australian-hosted database for your business data — set up, backed up and connected to your website, apps and reports.
- Typical price
- $550–$1,750
- Typical timeframe
- About a week
- Before you pay
- Working prototype
Sound familiar?
Why businesses ask for this
Your important data is in five spreadsheets and nobody's sure which is right.
You want a website or app to store information but don't know where it should live.
You've been told 'the cloud' without anyone explaining where your data actually is.
What it does
Built around how you work
Most businesses don't need a server room; they need somewhere trustworthy to keep their data that their website, apps and reports can all talk to. We set up a properly designed database in an Australian data centre, secure it, back it up, and connect it to whatever we build for you — or to tools you already use.
- Postgres database hosted in Sydney (Supabase), with your own project
- Schema designed around your real data, not a generic template
- User accounts, roles and row-level permissions
- Daily backups with point-in-time restore
- Secure connections for your website, apps, dashboards and integrations
- File storage for documents and images alongside the data
- Monitoring, updates and support under a monthly plan
Example
How it works for a growing consultancy
Client, project and invoice data lived in three spreadsheets. We set up one database with proper tables and permissions, migrated the spreadsheets, connected the website's enquiry form and the new dashboard, and gave the team a simple admin screen. The spreadsheets were retired in a week. Everything since — the portal, the reports, the automations — plugs into the same place.
What's included
- Data model design
- Database project in Australia with backups
- Migration from spreadsheets or existing systems
- Admin screens for day-to-day editing
- Monthly plan covering hosting, monitoring and support
Pricing
What it typically costs
Ranges are in AUD excluding GST and reflect what similar builds have cost. Your figure depends on scope — and you'll have it in writing, fixed, before we build anything.
Build
$550–$1,750
Fixed price after scoping. Nothing payable until you've seen the prototype working.
Ongoing (required to run it)
from $29/mo
Hosting, backups & monitoring. We host and run this for you; the plan covers hosting, usage, monitoring and support. 30 days' notice to cancel.
Step 1
Scope it, price it
A 30-minute call, then a short written scope listing exactly what the tool will do and a fixed price. No hourly rates, no surprises.
Step 2
See it working — free
We build a working prototype of the core feature and demonstrate it. If it doesn't do what we agreed, you walk away and owe nothing.
Step 3
Pay, we finish, you own it
Once you're happy, you pay and we complete the build, hand it over and train your team. Support, hosting and updates are available monthly if you want them.
Questions
About database setup & hostings
Who owns the data?
You do. The project can be transferred to your own account at any time, and you can export everything.
Is it really in Australia?
Yes — Sydney region. That matters for privacy obligations and for latency.
Can other developers or tools connect to it?
Yes. It's a standard Postgres database with an API, so anything modern can connect.
What does the monthly fee cover?
The hosting itself, backups, monitoring, security updates and a support contact. Usage beyond the included tier is passed through at cost.
Often built alongside
Dashboards & analytics
See what's actually happening in your business — live, in one place, without a spreadsheet in sight.
Typically $2,100–$8,400 · from $55/mo
Websites & landing pages
Fast, modern sites that rank on Google and turn visitors into enquiries — built, hosted and looked after by us.
Typically $1,000–$4,200 · from $35/mo
Custom web apps
If it isn't on this list, describe it. If it runs in a browser or on a phone, we can probably build it.
Typically $5,600–$28,000 · from $99/mo
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