You picked an open source tool on purpose. Maybe it was n8n instead of a per-task automation SaaS, Keycloak instead of paying per active user for auth, Postgres and Grafana and Mattermost instead of three separate subscriptions that each want a seat license. The pitch is good: own your data, no per-seat bill, no vendor deciding your roadmap. You run docker compose up . It works. You show the team. Everyone is happy. Then it goes to production, and the actual job starts. The wo...