About Us
LoffeeLabs started as a simple way to express our love of everything coffee.
We started as a small blogging and database site, sharing our random coffee thoughts, and nerding out with fellow coffee aficionados. As we dove deeper down the rabbit hole, we began to realize how fascinatingly complex it actually was. What started as a simple project became an obsession to compile all that messy data and transform it into practical, easy-to-use web tools and databases. We wanted to take a data-driven approach to something we love and share the results with people who care just as much about their morning cup as we do.
More than anything, we love connecting with fellow aficionados who want to go down the coffee rabbit hole with us. We regularly host local meetups here in Hawaii, and we also help coordinate the US Mystery Coffee League for the broader online community. Whether you're a casual home brewer or chasing coffee nirvana, we're glad you're here.
US Mystery Coffee League
Join the community! We help coordinate the US branch of the MCL. Taste blind, guess the origins, and learn together.
Based in Hawaii
Located on the island of Oahu. If you're ever in the area and want to talk coffee and share a pour-over, hit us up.
Join the Discord
Share your random coffee thoughts, stay up to date with website changes, and just have a good time with fellow coffee lovers.
Running Costs
We believe in transparency. Building and maintaining this platform takes time and resources. Here is a breakdown of the development costs and active subscriptions required to keep this project alive.
Initial Costs
- Initial Development & Setup CostsAccumulated since Dec 2023 (Includes initial hosting, services, and dev time)$360
Active Subscriptions (Since Dec 2025)
- Digital Ocean Droplet$24/mo
- Google Workspaces$20/mo
- Digital Ocean Storage$5/mo
- GitHub Codespaces$5/mo
- Google Cloud$4/mo
- Domain$20/yr
Future Development (Not included in total)
If we receive enough funding, we hope to expand LoffeeLabs with powerful new features and better infrastructure. Here are the estimated costs to take this project to the next level.
- Managed Database$15/mo
- Upgrade Droplet$48/mo
- Upgrade Storage$10/mo
- Expand to GIS Map Tool$25-$75/mo
We will always keep this website free and ad-free for all users, no matter the amount of support we receive. However, if you find value in the tools we build or the data we share, and you are in a position to help offset these running costs, we would deeply appreciate it.
Learn how you can support the project →