What This Service Is

Routine troubleshooting and maintenance that does not constitute substantial application development. Covers routine updates, configuration changes, minor operational fixes, and troubleshooting.

If work requires substantial engineering effort — framework upgrades, architectural changes, feature development — it moves to the Development Retainer or is billed separately.

What You Get

  • Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Routine plugin and module updates
  • Configuration changes
  • Minor operational fixes
  • Assistance diagnosing service issues
  • Basic maintenance tasks within purchased allowance

What's Not Included

  • Major application bug fixes
  • Feature development
  • Architectural changes
  • Framework migrations
  • Significant dependency upgrades requiring code changes
  • New CI/CD systems
  • Full observability implementations

If work requires substantial engineering effort, it becomes separately billable development or engineering work through the Development Retainer.

Pricing

Pay-As-You-Go

R500/hour
  • No commitment required
  • Billed per task or per hour
  • Ideal for occasional fixes

Custom Support

Custom
  • Larger support requirements
  • Ongoing weekly/monthly blocks
  • Scoped after discovery call

How It Works

1

Request

Email or message your maintenance request with a clear description of the issue or change needed.

2

Quote

For tasks under 30 minutes, we proceed directly. For larger work, you receive a time estimate before work begins.

3

Deliver

Maintenance is completed and you receive a summary of what was done. Retainer clients get a monthly report.