Solo maker behind Photo AI, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Interior AI and the MAKE book
Photo AI, Vibe Jam, Interior AI +5~$219K/mo across products
stack --tool vps · #76 of 80
Indie makers who build with VPS (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list VPS in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Pieter Levels and rameerez. A virtual private server: a rented Linux machine the maker runs and manages themselves. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with VPS.
2
makers
12
products
$219K/mo
combined revenue*
1
exits
Official site: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server
Top indie makers using VPS
2 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Solo developer who built and sold PromptHero; now making RailsFast
RailsFast, PromptHero, Hustl +1
Products built by VPS makers
A selection of the 12 products shipped by these makers.
Photo AI
photoai.com
AI photo generator that trains a model on your selfies to create realistic photos and videos of you.
$86K/moby Pieter Levels
Vibe Jam
vibejam.com
Game jam for games built mostly with AI coding tools.
$44K/moby Pieter Levels
RailsFast
railsfast.com
Ruby on Rails starter template built for shipping SaaS apps quickly with AI coding tools.
by rameerez
Hustl
hustl.app
Mac app that creates timelapse videos of your screen work.
by rameerez
Revenue of indie makers using VPS
Combined self-reported revenue: about $219K/mo across 1 maker. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just VPS projects.
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Pieter LevelsSolo maker behind Photo AI, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Interior AI and the MAKE book
~$219K/mo across productsas of 2026
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VPS indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with VPS?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list VPS in their stack include Pieter Levels and rameerez.
How popular is VPS with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use VPS, ranking it #76 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with VPS?
The tools most often listed alongside VPS are JavaScript (1 maker), PHP (1 maker), PostgreSQL (1 maker) and Ruby on Rails (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using VPS earn?
1 maker using VPS have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $219K per month combined. The highest is Pieter Levels (~$219K/mo across products). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with VPS?
Makers using VPS mostly work in AI Builders (2), Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers (1) and Developer Tools (1), and have shipped 12 listed products between them.
What is VPS?
A virtual private server: a rented Linux machine the maker runs and manages themselves. Official site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server
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