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Each stack is a curated bundle of the tools 1116 LLC actually runs in production — annotated with cost, scaling guidance, and the exact configuration we use. Buy a stack to license the bundle plus the installation playbook.

Buy a stack on its own, or bundled inside a live course for the best value.

Want it taught live? See the course catalog →
Want the procedural walkthrough? See the guide catalog →

Currently offered

stacks.1116.info/hosting-infra →
Stack 01 · Foundations

Hosting + Infra Stack

Render web services + Postgres, Cloudflare for DNS / CDN / R2 storage, and Cloudflare Tunnels for safe local↔prod connectivity. The stack we use on every product.

3 tools · Render · Cloudflare · Tunnels
$999
stacks.1116.info/payments →
Stack 02 · Revenue

Payments Stack

Stripe Checkout, webhooks, customer portal, and the multi-DBA discipline we use to keep brands separate on a single Stripe account. Reference handlers + idempotency patterns + reconciliation queries.

1 tool · Stripe
$499
stacks.1116.info/communication →
Stack 03 · Outbound

Communication Stack

SendGrid (with subuser-per-brand for clean attribution), Twilio for SMS / voice, and Google Workspace for the human side. Deliverability that holds up in real ops.

3 tools · SendGrid · Twilio · Google Workspace
$499
stacks.1116.info/data-analytics →
Stack 04 · Visibility

Data + Analytics Stack

Sentry for application errors, Plaud for meeting recording / tagging / sync, and Fathom for video meeting transcription. Operational legibility without standing up a full observability platform.

3 tools · Sentry · Plaud · Fathom
$599
stacks.1116.info/dev-tools →
Stack 05 · Velocity

Dev Tools Stack

GitHub + Linear + 1Password + Claude Code — the quartet that runs every 1116 build. Configured the way we configure them: ticket-first, vault-per-entity, hooks + rules + project conventions.

4 tools · GitHub · Linear · 1Password · Claude Code
$799
stacks.1116.info/domain-compliance →
Stack 06 · Identity

Domain + Compliance Stack

GoDaddy for registration, Cloudflare-managed DNS for everything else, and the migration playbooks we used to consolidate four entities. DBA-filing + brand-attribution discipline included.

1 tool · GoDaddy
$299
stacks.1116.info/ai-engines →
Stack 07 · Intelligence

AI Engines Stack

Claude, OpenAI Codex, Gemini — installation walkthroughs, SDK setup, cost data, and the interchangeability patterns that let you A/B vendors without rewriting your app.

3 tools · Anthropic · OpenAI Codex · Gemini
$599
stacks.1116.info/location-services →
Stack 08 · Geo

Location Services Stack

Mapbox + Google Maps Platform — geolocation, mapping, and address autocomplete. Cost trade-offs, token-rotation discipline, and the rate-limit gotchas teams hit late.

2 tools · Mapbox · Google Maps Platform
$299
stacks.1116.info/object-storage →
Stack 09 · Storage

Object Storage Stack

AWS S3 + Cloudflare R2 side-by-side. Bucket-policy templates, lifecycle rules, the cross-cloud sync pattern, and when egress-free reads on R2 actually matter.

1 tool · AWS S3 / Cloudflare R2
$199
stacks.1116.info/specialized-integrations →
Stack 10 · Long tail

Specialized Integrations Stack

WordPress + Kinsta for legacy CMS migrations, ChapterSpot FSID for fraternity identity federation. The niche integrations 1116 keeps on the shelf for when a product needs them.

2 tools · WordPress + Kinsta · ChapterSpot FSID
$399
stacks.1116.info/utility-tools →
Stack 11 · Plumbing

Utility Tools Stack

Homebrew, Node.js, Drizzle / Prisma ORMs, TypeScript, Vite, React + Tailwind, Express. The runtime baseline every 1116 project leans on, configured with consistent conventions across products.

8 tools · Homebrew · Node · Drizzle · Prisma · TypeScript · Vite · React · Express
$399
stacks.1116.info/lean-entrepreneurs →
Bundle · Starter pack

Lean Entrepreneurs Stack

The 6-stack starter pack: Hosting + Payments + Communication + Dev Tools + Domain + AI Engines. Curated for founders shipping their first 1116-style operation. ~46% off versus buying the six separately.

Bundle · grants access to 6 stacks · ~$3,694 sum-of-parts
$1,999

More stacks are coming as the catalog matures. Follow 1116.info for announcements.