Show HN: Self-custody USDC billing for metered APIs – no Stripe, no bank, $0/mo

Category: infrastructure

Tags: self-hosted, crypto-payments, usdc, micro-saas, metered-billing, sqlite

Score: 4.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 5, Documentation: 4, Utility: 4)

A self-hosted micro-SaaS platform running nine metered API products on a single Mac Mini with SQLite, exposed via Cloudflare Tunnel. The novel piece is a self-custody crypto billing rail (USDC/USDT/ETH on Base and Ethereum) with an automated watcher that credits accounts without Stripe or a bank. Interesting as an experiment in indie, bank-free billing infrastructure, but the broader product suite is fairly conventional.

Target audience: indie hackers and backend developers building paid APIs who want to avoid payment processors

Repository: https://github.com/web4-watchbot/web4-automaton/blob/main/docs/billing-rail-deep-dive.md · 1 stars

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