HONG KONG · WEB DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE

Websites built
to stay alive.

ByteCraft Limited is a Hong Kong based studio. We design, build and maintain the websites and small-scale web applications that small and mid-sized businesses actually depend on.

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Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
BR No. 78098758
Mon–Fri · 09:00–18:00 HKT
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ABOUT

A small studio.
A focused craft.

ByteCraft Limited is an independent web studio registered in Hong Kong. We build websites and small web applications, then keep them running properly long after launch.

We are not an agency, not a freelance pool and not a reseller. Every client speaks directly to the person doing the work. Every project leaves behind documentation a non-developer can read.

By policy, all our clients are based outside Hong Kong. We are registered locally for jurisdictional reasons and do not take on engagements with Hong Kong companies or residents.

2026
CURRENT YEAR OF OPERATION
HK
REGISTERED IN HONG KONG
B2B
SME & PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS
78098758
BUSINESS REGISTRATION NO.
SERVICES

What we actually do.

Four areas of focus. Everything else, we will tell you honestly that we are not the right studio for it.

Web Development

Custom websites, marketing sites and small web applications. Hand-written front-end where it matters, sensible CMS where it does not.

Technical Maintenance

Security updates, patches, configuration and log review, integrity checks, regular verified backups, and general system health monitoring.

Hosting & Email

Managed hosting for web and email servers. Sensible defaults, monitored uptime, real backups, and someone who picks up the phone when it matters.

SEO Foundations

Basic on-page SEO, structured data, page speed, and clean information architecture. Honest scope: no traffic guarantees, no link schemes.

Backups & Recovery

Verified, off-site, restore-tested backups. Documented recovery procedures. We assume the worst will happen, and plan accordingly.

Performance Audit

A focused audit of an existing site or stack: speed, accessibility, hosting setup, and security posture. Fixed scope, written report, no upsell.

Redesign & Migration

Moving away from a tired template, a broken host, or an old CMS. We migrate content carefully and keep URLs intact so SEO survives the move.

Retainer Support

A monthly retainer that covers updates, small changes, monitoring and a guaranteed response window. Capped scope, predictable workload.

SELECTED WORK

A few recent engagements.

Clients are based outside Hong Kong. Names and identifying details are withheld under standard confidentiality terms.

References available
on request & under NDA
CASE 01 2025 — 2026
Marketing services firm · UAE

Maintenance and product website rebuild.

Ongoing maintenance and backup of the client's software systems, web server and email server, alongside the design and build of a new responsive product website with basic SEO and a clean deployment pipeline.

WordPress Nginx Postfix Cloudflare
12 mo
ENGAGEMENT
SME
CLIENT TYPE
99.9%
UPTIME
CASE 02 2025
Boutique consultancy · Europe

Migration off a dying shared host.

A 14-year-old website on an unmanaged shared host with no backups. We migrated content and URLs intact to a properly monitored stack, hardened email and DNS, and put a verified backup routine in place.

Linux VPS Nginx Let's Encrypt restic
6 wk
DURATION
0
URL CHANGES
Daily
VERIFIED BACKUPS
CASE 03 2026
Small e-commerce brand · APAC

Site rebuild with serious page speed.

Replaced a heavy theme-driven storefront with a lean custom front-end. LCP dropped from over five seconds to under one and a half on 4G, with no loss of features. Search visibility followed.

Astro Tailwind Shopify Storefront Cloudflare
5 mo
DURATION
~70%
LCP REDUCTION
D2C
SECTOR
CASE 04 2024 — 2026
Independent media outlet · EU

Editorial CMS hardening and editorial workflow.

Inherited a self-hosted CMS with weekly outages and unclear editorial roles. We isolated the publishing layer, introduced staging previews, rate-limited the public API, and put structured incident response in place.

Ghost Caddy Postgres Grafana
18 mo
ENGAGEMENT
<5 min
MTTR
Editorial
SECTOR
CASE 05 2025
Professional services firm · MENA

Corporate site relaunch with strict brand controls.

Replaced a dated corporate site with a typographic, accessibility-first build. Editorial CMS for non-technical staff, multilingual structure, and end-to-end Lighthouse scores in the high nineties on mobile.

Astro Tailwind Sanity Cloudflare Pages
9 wk
DURATION
AA
WCAG LEVEL
2 lang
LOCALES
CASE 06 2023 — 2026
SaaS startup · North America

Marketing-site engineering as a quiet retainer.

Long-running retainer for a small SaaS team without an in-house web engineer. Recurring landing pages, A/B test scaffolding, analytics pipelines and ongoing performance targets — without ever sending a marketer to a developer-only tool.

Next.js Vercel Plausible GitHub Actions
30+ mo
RETAINER
~40
LANDING PAGES
SaaS
SECTOR

Figures reflect engagement-level outcomes reported by clients. Stack details listed are representative of the work delivered; not every project uses every component.

APPROACH

How we work

Quietly, slowly, and with the boring discipline that keeps systems alive years after launch.

Honest scoping

If a project is wrong for us, we say so before signing anything. Fixed-scope work has fixed scope. Time-and-materials work is reported weekly.

Direct communication

You speak directly to the person doing the work. No account managers, no status calls about status calls. Written updates, short calls, fast answers.

Boring technology

We default to mature, well-understood tools. Novelty has to earn its place. The boring choice is usually the one still running well in five years.

Clean handover

Every project leaves behind documentation, a runbook, and a path to take it in-house. Clients should never feel hostage to a vendor.

PROCESS

From first call to handover.

A predictable shape to every engagement. No surprise scope, no theatre.

01

Discover

A short, structured scoping phase. We map constraints, write down assumptions, and produce a one-page brief before any code is touched.

~ 1–2 WEEKS
02

Design

Information architecture, visual direction, data model and hosting plan. Mature tools by default; novelty only where it earns its keep.

~ 1–3 WEEKS
03

Build

Iterative delivery with CI, tests, and monitoring from day one. Weekly written updates. No demoware — only real, shippable increments.

PROJECT-DEPENDENT
04

Handover

Documentation, runbooks, on-call materials, and a clear path to take everything in-house. Optional retainer for ongoing support.

~ 1 WEEK
TECHNOLOGY

A focused stack.

A small, deliberate set of tools we know well. Choices are made per project; the list below is what shows up most often.

Front-end

HTML CSS Tailwind Astro Alpine.js

Languages

PHP Python Node.js TypeScript Bash

CMS & Data

WordPress Craft CMS MariaDB Postgres SQLite

Hosting & Infra

Linux VPS Nginx Cloudflare Let's Encrypt Docker

Email & DNS

Postfix Dovecot SPF / DKIM / DMARC DNSSEC

Ops & Backups

GitHub Actions UptimeRobot restic rsync Grafana
ENGAGEMENT

How we typically work.

Every project is different, so we don’t sell packages. We listen first, then write a clear scope in plain language. No pressure, no surprises.

1 DISCOVERY CALL

We listen first.

A 30-minute call to understand what you have, what you need and what is actually worth doing. No obligation, no sales pitch.

  • 30 minutes, video or phone
  • Honest assessment of fit
  • No commitment either way
2 WRITTEN SCOPE

A scope, in writing.

Within three working days you receive a written scope and fixed milestones. You decide whether to go ahead.

  • Fixed milestones, clear deliverables
  • Delivered within 3 working days
  • Yours to keep, regardless
3 BUILD & HANDOVER

Build, ship, document.

We build to the agreed scope, send fortnightly written updates and hand over with documentation. Optional retainer if you want ongoing support.

  • Fortnightly written updates
  • Full documentation & handover
  • Optional ongoing support
Start with a call

No forms, no funnels. A real conversation.

FAQ

Common questions

Do you take on very small projects?

Yes. A landing page, a single migration, or a focused audit are all fine. We would rather do small work well than oversell something we cannot deliver.

Do you work with Hong Kong clients?

Exclusively. All clients are based outside Hong Kong. We are registered locally for jurisdictional reasons, but we do not take on engagements with Hong Kong companies or residents. Most communication is by email and scheduled calls across Europe, the Middle East and the wider APAC region.

Who owns the code and the IP?

The client. Custom work is delivered with full source, repository access and a written assignment of rights. We retain the right to describe the engagement in vague terms only.

What is your response time on a retainer?

Same business day for non-critical requests. Within two hours during business hours for anything that affects production. After-hours coverage is available as an option.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes, mutual NDAs are standard. We can use yours or provide a short template. Confidentiality clauses are also built into our standard engagement terms.

CONTACT

Tell us about the project.

Short description, rough timeline, anything that already exists. We reply within one business day.

ByteCraft Limited
Unit 1603, 16th Floor, The L. Plaza
367–375 Queen's Road Central
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Business Registration
No. 78098758
Phone
Business Hours
Monday – Friday · 09:00 – 18:00 HKT

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