Setup guide
Self-host on your own infrastructure.
MarStudio source-code products are designed to be deployed and operated on your own stack — your servers, your API keys, your data. Here's exactly what you'll need.
The path
Wire it yourself · ~30 min if you've shipped before
After purchase you get the repo + a 1-page README with the exact env vars. Spin up your own free accounts where needed, paste the keys, deploy. Includes 14 days of unlimited email support for setup questions, fixes, and clarifications. Optional retainer after that.
If you've never deployed a Next/Astro app, run a Python service, or hit an API endpoint with curl — this is not the right product for you. See the hosted SaaS instead.
Don't want to wire it?
The Cognitive AI Chatbot is also a hosted SaaS
Same engine, fully managed. One snippet on your site. We host, we eat the API cost, you pay flat monthly from $49/mo. Zero setup, zero credentials, zero infra.
See the hosted plan →What you'll typically need (varies per product)
- · Anthropic API key (free signup, ~$5-30/mo pay-as-you-go based on volume).
- · Vercel account (free tier covers most projects) for hosting Next/Astro apps.
- · Resend account (free up to 3,000 emails/mo) — only if the product sends email.
- · Cloudflare account (free) — only if the product needs custom DNS or email forwarding.
- · A domain (~$10/year) — if you don't already own one.
- · Polar / Stripe — only if the product handles payments.
Each product's README lists the exact subset it needs. You won't need all of these for most products.