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Useful tools, under your control

# A home for your private applications.

Run the dashboards, APIs and internal tools that help your project work, with access designed around the people who need it.

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## IN THIS DOCUMENT

[Make private mean restricted](https://koahost.com/private-apps/#section-1)[Keep the architecture manageable](https://koahost.com/private-apps/#section-2)[Own the export path](https://koahost.com/private-apps/#section-3)[Account for the people in the data](https://koahost.com/private-apps/#section-4)[Knowledge base](https://koahost.com/resources/)

## Make private mean restricted

An obscure URL is not an access policy. Use authentication, least-privilege accounts and network restrictions where possible. Administration and internal dashboards should not be exposed simply because they are easy to deploy.

## Keep the architecture manageable

A reverse proxy, application service and database can serve a small project well. Separate credentials and persistent data from the application image. Use health checks and a service manager so restarts are predictable.

## Own the export path

Choose tools that can export useful data and document how to restore it elsewhere. Keep important files and database backups in a separate destination. Ownership is practical when migration remains possible.

## Account for the people in the data

A private application may still process personal information. Collect only what it needs, set retention periods and protect logs. A no-KYC hosting account does not remove the application operator’s responsibilities.

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