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careless25

Polling for your ideal DIY setup (paid/free)

I just spent $300 (in 2 weeks) vibe coding a full self hosted genealogy app. This was my first real attempt at letting AI do all the work and I am impressed at what it can do (I am a software dev with 10+ yr of experience).

What I am looking to understand is what people use and how you optimize for cost(if any)/ token usage.

So in your post, can you share -

  1. IDE/CLI if any
  2. Subscriptions if any
  3. Self hosted or not (ollama or otherwise)
  4. Which models and for which task
  5. Your output - how many lines of code? Live links to apps?
  6. Your cost per month to develop it
  7. Token usage per month
  8. Any AGENTS.md tips
  9. Any SKILLS.md tips (I use Matt pococks repo)
  10. Anything else you want to share about this

Posted May 1, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC

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