Build Real Apps.
Own Your Stack.

One codebase. Develop locally with Docker, deploy to a $5 shared host. Auth, sharding, email, push notifications — then child apps that plug in and inherit everything. No cloud required. No vendor lock-in.


Why This Approach?

Enterprise features without enterprise complexity or enterprise bills.

The Cloud Tax Problem

  • AWS/GCP bills that grow faster than your revenue
  • Firebase, Auth0, SendGrid — SaaS fees for basic features
  • Vendor lock-in that makes migration a rewrite
  • Infrastructure complexity that requires a DevOps team
  • Kubernetes, Terraform, 50 microservices for a CRUD app
  • Your data lives on someone else's servers

Our Approach

  • Docker Compose for local dev — same code deploys to production
  • Runs on $5/month shared hosting — no cloud required
  • Auth, email, push — built in, no third-party fees
  • You own every line of code and all your data
  • One developer can run the entire stack
  • Horizontal sharding scales to millions of users

Don't Vibe Code on Someone Else's Stack

AI app builders and no-code platforms are everywhere. They'll get you a demo in minutes — and a wall in weeks. Black-boxed runtimes, proprietary schemas, mystery billing, and the moment you need something custom? You're stuck.

This is plain PHP. Human-readable. Every line visible, every query traceable, every decision yours. The same language that's powered the web for 25+ years — battle-tested at every scale from side projects to platforms serving billions. No transpiler, no framework lock-in, no abstraction you can't read.

Their Way

  • Generated code you can't read or debug
  • Proprietary runtime — their servers, their rules
  • Hits a wall the moment you need real logic
  • Can't export, can't migrate, can't self-host

Our Way

  • Every file is PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL — read it all
  • Runs on any host you choose, forever
  • AI agents work alongside you, not instead of you
  • Clone, fork, modify — it's your code

Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't

Auth, sharding, email, notifications — all built in. Plus AI-native MCP tools your agents already know how to use.

Auth & SSO

Email/password with bcrypt, OAuth 2.0 (Google, GitHub, Facebook), SAML 2.0, two-factor TOTP, role-based access control. All built in.

Horizontal Sharding

Database sharding built into the architecture from the start. Users are distributed across shard databases automatically. Scales without rewrites.

Email & Push

SMTP email queue with throttling and delivery logging. Web Push notifications via VAPID with per-category user preferences. No SendGrid, no Firebase.

GDPR & Compliance

Consent versioning with re-consent enforcement, data export (JSON/CSV), right-to-erasure with 30-day cooling-off, login history, device session management — all built in with immutable audit trails.

Agent Identity coming soon

Cryptographic identity for your agents, scripts, and microservices. Stop putting API keys in .env files. Powered by P3sig.


Simple Architecture, Real Scalability

Each component gets its own databases. Shards scale as you grow.

public_html/ admin/ Auth, Users, Email Notifications, Routing Shared Helpers your-app/ Your views & actions Own DB + shards includes admin/ another-app/ Same pattern Own DB + shards Clone & build Admin Databases Main DB auth, compliance email, sessions Shard 1 profiles notifications ...N Each Child App's Databases Main DB app tables settings Shard 1 per-user app data ...N User → shard_id assigned at registration → same shard_id routes across admin + all child apps Shards: 1 to N — configure during install. Add more anytime. ../files/ User file storage (above webroot)

Docker to Production, Same Codebase

Develop locally, deploy anywhere. No config rewrites. No environment surprises.

Local Development

docker compose up and you're running — PHP, MySQL, all shard databases, Mailhog for email testing. Hot reload, full stack, zero setup.

One Command Deploy

python deploy.py diffs your git history, uploads only changed files via SFTP. No CI/CD pipeline to configure. No build step.

Production

Any PHP 8.2 host with MySQL. Shared hosting at $5/month, a VPS, or dedicated — your choice. The same codebase runs everywhere.


A UI Layer That Goes Beyond Forms

The animated canvas behind this page isn't decoration — it's infrastructure.

HTML5 Canvas Background

Every page runs a real-time WebGL-style canvas layer beneath the UI. Right now it renders an animated nebula with a grid overlay. But the canvas is yours — swap in any visualization, any animation, any interactive layer.

Gamification Ready

Merge productivity apps with game mechanics. Progress visualizations, achievement animations, interactive dashboards — the canvas layer means your web app can feel like a game without sacrificing the data layer underneath.

Theme-Aware Rendering

The canvas responds to dark/light mode and theme changes in real time. Switch from glassmorphism to any Bootswatch theme and the background adapts. Build immersive experiences that respect user preferences.


Agent-Friendly by Design

Both repos include CLAUDE.md files — comprehensive architecture guides written for AI coding agents. Point your agent at the repos and it knows exactly how to scaffold a new app, write action files, create migrations, and follow every convention.

The complete architecture, function signatures, coding rules, and database schemas are available as machine-readable references:

wave-networks.json — full architecture spec
agent.json — platform manifest
llms.txt — plain text overview