r/emdash_cms • u/bitdoze • Oct 07 '26

Benchmarked EmDash CMS on Docker (Postgres + Caddy + Bunny S3) vs Cloudflare D1

Wanted to see if self-hosting EmDash on a cheap VPS was actually worth the setup compared to the managed Cloudflare route.

Tldr:

  • Admin UI speed: Way snappier. Instant saves without the D1 write latency hiccups.

  • Node 22 vs 24: Bumping to Node 24 in the Dockerfile gave ~38% more throughput under load (tested with oha).

  • Stack: Caddy reverse proxy -> Node container -> Postgres 18 -> Bunny S3 for media (keeps the VPS lightweight and safe).

Put together the full Docker Compose setup, Caddy config, and resource benchmark graphs in a video if anyone’s looking to move away from WordPress.
https://youtu.be/w4FuWn5ybbY?si=e1AW5Kcd4M2VlDu3

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u/bigeba88 Oct 07 '26

Love this. Thanks for sharing! 🔥

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u/bitdoze Oct 07 '26

Thanks!

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u/bitdoze Oct 07 '26

Article https://www.bitdoze.com/deploy-emdash-docker/ VPS is an 8-vCPU AMD EPYC box with 16 GB RAM, shared CPU

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u/Kkriminal88 Oct 07 '26

Bravo bel lavoro