SkyAstrall is the custom-software studio I founded in October 2024. Hand-crafted websites, apps, and products with zero templates, serving clients who want the person they email to be the person who writes the code.
“The studio rule is simple: zero templates, and the founder writes the code.”
— Gagan Raj
CONSTRAINTS
- Founder-led: my name is on every delivery
- Premium craft-only policy, enforced even when it costs a project
- Every site ships with green Core Web Vitals, WebGL or not
- Long-term support treated as part of the product
THE BUILD
By 2024 I had shipped 50+ freelance projects for 40+ clients across 10+ countries, and kept meeting the same customer: someone drowning in template websites that all look the same. I registered SkyAstrall in October 2024 to serve them properly. The kid who fixed the neighbourhood computers now runs the studio.
The positioning is deliberate: hand-crafted only, no page builders, no themes. The studio site itself runs custom WebGL on Astro at green Core Web Vitals, because a studio selling performance and craft should be its own best case study. The portfolio you are reading works the same way.
DECISIONS — INCLUDING THE REJECTED ONES
Positioning
CHOSE Premium, craft-only, founder-led
REJECTED Volume agency work with subcontractors
The clients worth keeping are buying judgement, not hours. Subcontracting the judgement away breaks the product.
Studio stack
CHOSE Astro static HTML with a WebGL layer on top
REJECTED React SPA everywhere
Marketing sites are content. Static HTML wins the vitals, and the WebGL layer proves craft without paying the hydration tax.
OUTCOME
- Shipping hand-crafted digital products since October 2024
- Built on a 5.0★ Fiverr record across 42 reviews
- Products and open source ship under the same roof
CRAFT LEDGER
- Founder-led delivery
- Zero-template policy
- Green-CWV WebGL sites
- Long-term support retainers