# Artix Solutions > Artix Solutions is a registered Nigerian technology company that designs, builds and supports websites, web and mobile applications, and AI systems — WordPress, PHP and Laravel, Python, retrieval-augmented (RAG) assistants, Web3 — and advises businesses on getting technology right. Contact: +234 702 666 6507 · hello@artixsolutionshq.com · WhatsApp https://wa.me/2347026666507 Based in: Lagos State, Nigeria · Lagos · Remote worldwide · Mon–Fri, 9:00–18:00 WAT Registration: ARTIX SOLUTIONS · BN 7706891 · Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigeria Founder: Tolulope Gbenga (Founder & Lead Developer) — https://toluwagbemiga.github.io · https://github.com/toluwagbemiga · https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbenga-tolulope ## Services - [AI Implementation & RAG Assistants](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/ai-rag/): RAG assistants that answer from your own documents, AI features inside your product and automations that cut repetitive work — accurate, private and affordable. - [Web & Product Engineering](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/web-development/): Fast, accessible websites and web apps — marketing sites, portals and SaaS dashboards — designed, built and shipped end to end by one accountable team. - [WordPress](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/wordpress/): Custom WordPress sites your team can edit without a developer — plus speed fixes, security hardening, broken-update rescues, migrations and malware clean-ups. - [Laravel & PHP](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/laravel-php/): Custom platforms, portals and APIs in Laravel, and careful modernisation of legacy PHP applications — without stopping the business that depends on them. - [Python & Automation](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/python-automation/): Python APIs, data pipelines, scrapers, dashboards and automation scripts that turn slow manual processes into reliable systems your team can trust. - [Mobile Apps](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/mobile-development/): Native Android and cross-platform mobile apps with clean architecture, offline support and careful engineering — built for real phones on real networks. - [Backend & APIs](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/backend-api/): Well-designed REST, GraphQL and gRPC services, integrations and payment flows that stay fast, secure and dependable as your product and traffic grow. - [Custom & Proprietary Software](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/custom-software/): Internal tools and multi-tenant SaaS built around how your organisation really works — software you own outright, instead of renting tools that almost fit. - [Cloud & DevOps](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/cloud-devops/): Hosting, containers, CI/CD, backups and monitoring set up properly — so releases become routine, costs stay predictable and downtime is rare. - [Web3 & Blockchain](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/web3-blockchain/): Smart contracts, dApp front ends and on-chain payment flows on Ethereum and EVM chains — designed with testing and security review from day one. - [Security & Audits](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/security-audits/): Application, WordPress and smart-contract security reviews with clear, prioritised findings — and hands-on help fixing them before launch, funding or a breach. - [Troubleshooting & Support](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/support-maintenance/): Fast fixes for websites and apps that are down, slow or broken — and monthly care plans that keep them updated, backed up, monitored and improving. - [Consulting & Advisory](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/consulting/): Independent advice on architecture, technology choices, AI adoption and vendor selection — from engineers who build, before the expensive decisions are made. ## Service details ### AI Implementation & RAG Assistants URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/ai-rag/ We build retrieval-augmented (RAG) assistants, AI features and automations that are grounded in your own content, measured against real questions and cheap enough to run every day. Best for: Businesses ready to put AI to work on real data Technologies: RAG, LLM apps, Embeddings, Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Python Most AI projects that disappoint do so for boring reasons: the assistant was never given the right content, nobody defined what a good answer looks like, and running costs were an afterthought. We treat AI as an engineering problem first — retrieval, evaluation, access control and cost — and a model choice second. A typical engagement starts small. We take a slice of your content and a list of the questions people genuinely ask, build a working assistant, and measure how well it answers. You see real results on your own material before committing to a wider rollout. When it goes live, it stays honest: answers come from your content, sources can be shown, gaps are logged so they can be filled, and the model behind it can be swapped as prices and capabilities change. The assistant on this site is itself an example of the approach. Who it is for: - Businesses whose staff or customers ask the same questions every day - Organisations with policies, manuals or knowledge bases nobody can search - Product teams adding AI search, summaries or chat to an existing app - Leaders who want an honest pilot before a big AI budget What we deliver: - RAG assistants: Chat and search that answer from your own pages, PDFs and databases, cite where the answer came from and hand over to a human when they should. - AI features in your product: Summaries, smart search, classification, drafting and extraction added to your web or mobile app behind a clean API. - Document and data pipelines: Ingestion that cleans, chunks and indexes your content, and keeps the index fresh when documents change. - Workflow automation: LLM-powered steps inside real processes — triaging emails, extracting fields from forms, routing tickets — with a person approving where it counts. - Evaluation and guardrails: A test set of real questions, answer-quality checks, prompt-injection defences and limits on what the model is allowed to say. - Cost-aware model routing: Simple questions go to small, cheap models; hard ones to larger models. You pay for capability only when it is needed. Signs you need this: - Your team answers the same customer or staff questions over and over. - Important knowledge lives in PDFs, shared drives and people’s heads. - You tried a generic chatbot and it made things up. - You want AI in your product but worry about cost, privacy or accuracy. - A vendor quoted a big AI project and you want a second opinion first. - You need AI that works with Nigerian context, local terms and mixed-quality documents. Tech stack: - Models: Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Qwen, Open-weight models - Retrieval: Embeddings, BM25 keyword search, Hybrid ranking, pgvector, MySQL full-text - Application: Python, FastAPI, PHP, Laravel, WordPress plugins - Quality and operations: Evaluation sets, Prompt-injection tests, Usage and cost logging, Rate-limit fallbacks How we work: - Discovery: We collect the questions people actually ask and the content that should answer them, and agree what “good” looks like. - Pilot: A working assistant on a slice of your content, tested against your questions — so you judge it on evidence, not a demo. - Hardening: Guardrails, access rules, fallbacks between models, logging and cost limits before anyone outside the team uses it. - Launch: Rolled out on your site, app or internal tools, with a handover session and simple admin controls. - Improve: We review unanswered and low-rated questions, add content and tune retrieval on a regular rhythm. Proof: - Fort Kovant website assistant: A RAG assistant on a Nigerian law firm’s website that indexes its pages, articles and guides, combines BM25 keyword search with Gemini embeddings and answers with Gemini. - Digital Twin routing agent: A cost-aware memory agent that routes each question to the right model tier — 80% cheaper in testing than always using the largest model. FAQs: - What is a RAG assistant, in plain English?: It is an AI assistant that looks things up before it answers. When someone asks a question, it searches your own content for the most relevant passages and gives only those to the language model, which writes the answer from them. The result is grounded in your material rather than in whatever the model happens to remember. - Will it make things up?: Any language model can, which is why we design against it. The assistant is told to answer only from retrieved content, to say so when it cannot find an answer, and to point people to a human. We test it against a set of real questions before launch and keep checking afterwards. - Is our data used to train someone else’s model?: We use provider plans and API settings that do not train on your data by default, keep your documents in storage you control, and only send the passages needed to answer a question. For sensitive material we can restrict which content is indexed and who can ask about it. - Which AI model do you use?: Whichever fits the task and budget. We often use Google Gemini, OpenAI and Anthropic Claude models, and open-weight models where data must stay on your servers. The code keeps the model swappable, so a price change or a better model does not mean a rebuild. - How much does it cost to run?: Running costs depend on the number of questions, the length of your content and the models chosen. We estimate it during the pilot using your real traffic patterns, and design for low cost — caching, small models for simple questions and tight context windows. - Can it work on WhatsApp or inside our existing app?: Yes. The assistant sits behind an API, so the same brain can power a website widget, an internal tool, a mobile app or a messaging channel. We usually start with one channel and add others once it is performing well. - Does it handle Nigerian data-protection requirements?: We build with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 in mind: collecting only what is needed, telling users how their data is used, protecting logs and giving you control over retention. We are engineers, not your compliance advisers, so we work alongside whoever handles data protection for you. - What do we need to prepare?: A sample of the content the assistant should know, a list of questions people really ask, and someone who can judge whether the answers are right. That is enough to start a pilot. ### Web & Product Engineering URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/web-development/ From a marketing site that wins enquiries to a dashboard your customers log into every day — we design, build and ship the whole thing, then stay around to improve it. Best for: Startups and businesses that need a product, not just a page Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Vue A website or web app is judged in the first few seconds: does it load, does it make sense, and can people do what they came to do? We build for those seconds — lean pages, clear journeys and interfaces that work as well on a mid-range Android phone on mobile data as on a desktop in an office. We work end to end. The same team that helps shape the scope designs the screens, writes the code, sets up the hosting and hands it over, so nothing gets lost between agencies and freelancers. After launch you own everything: the code, the accounts and the documentation. Many clients keep us on a care plan to keep improving it; others take it in-house. Both are fine — the work is built to be handed over. Who it is for: - Founders turning an idea or prototype into a launchable product - Businesses replacing a slow or dated website - Teams that need a customer portal, booking flow or dashboard - Agencies that need a dependable engineering partner What we deliver: - Marketing websites: Fast, search-friendly sites with clear messaging and conversion paths — editable by your team without calling a developer. - Web applications: Portals, dashboards and SaaS products with sign-in, roles, payments and the admin screens your staff need. - Product design to code: Wireframes, a working design system and interfaces that stay consistent as the product grows. - Performance and Core Web Vitals: Lean pages, optimised images and sensible caching so the site feels quick even on mobile data. - Accessibility built in: Semantic markup, keyboard support and contrast checked against WCAG guidelines from the first component. - Launch, hosting and handover: Deployment, analytics, backups and documentation, with a walkthrough so your team owns what was built. Signs you need this: - Your website is slow, hard to update or embarrassing to share. - Visitors arrive but few of them enquire, sign up or buy. - You have a prototype or spreadsheet that needs to become a real product. - A previous developer disappeared and left code nobody understands. - Your site looks fine on a laptop but breaks on phones. - You need something live by a date you cannot move. Tech stack: - Front end: React, Next.js, Vue, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS - Back end: Laravel, Node.js, FastAPI, REST and GraphQL APIs - Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis - Delivery: GitHub Actions, Vercel, VPS hosting, Cloudflare, Lighthouse How we work: - Discover: Goals, users, content and constraints — written down as a short scope you sign off. - Design: Wireframes, then high-fidelity screens for the key journeys, reviewed with you before code. - Build: Working software in short iterations, with a staging link you can click through every week. - Test and launch: Cross-device testing, speed and accessibility checks, then a calm launch with backups in place. - Support: A handover session, documentation and an optional care plan to keep improving it. Proof: - NBA Edo State member directory: A searchable professional directory with secure registration and self-managed profiles; user engagement rose by 25%. Built by our founder via Givitec Software Company. - Songuyo e-commerce platform: Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel store designed to serve around 300,000 requests a day, with responsive storefronts. FAQs: - Do you design as well as build?: Yes. We handle structure, wireframes and interface design, and we are happy to work from an existing brand or a designer’s files. If you have a designer already, we build faithfully to their work. - Will I be able to update the site myself?: For marketing sites, yes — we set up a content management system (often WordPress or a headless CMS) with editing screens your team can use. For web apps, content that changes often gets its own admin screens. - Which is better for us: WordPress or a custom build?: If your site is mostly content and marketing, WordPress is usually quicker and cheaper to run. If you need complex logins, workflows or data, a custom application fits better. We will recommend one honestly after hearing what you need. - How long does a project take?: A focused marketing site usually takes weeks; a web application depends heavily on scope. After discovery you get a dated plan with milestones, and weekly staging links so progress is visible. - Who owns the code and accounts?: You do. Code lives in a repository you control, domains and hosting are in your name, and we hand over credentials and documentation at launch. - Can you work with our existing developers?: Yes. We regularly join existing teams — reviewing code, taking on features or setting up tooling — and keep to your conventions rather than imposing ours. - Do you build for users on slow or expensive mobile data?: Always. We keep pages light, compress images, avoid unnecessary scripts and test on mid-range phones and throttled connections, which is essential for audiences in Nigeria and across Africa. ### WordPress URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/wordpress/ New builds on a clean, maintainable foundation, and rescue work for the sites that already exist: slow pages, hacked installs, broken updates and plugins nobody dares touch. Best for: Organisations that want a site they can run without a developer Technologies: WordPress, Elementor Pro, WooCommerce, Custom plugins, Speed, Security WordPress is flexible enough to do almost anything, which is exactly how many sites end up slow, fragile and hard to update: a heavy theme, twenty plugins and custom code pasted into places it should not live. We build the other way round — a lean child theme, a small custom plugin for the site’s own features, and maintained plugins only where they genuinely do the job better. The result is a site your team can run. Contact details, services, images and page copy are edited in one place in wp-admin; layouts come from a shared design system, so new pages look right without a developer. We also fix existing sites. Whether it is a malware infection, a broken update, a slow WooCommerce store or a migration to better hosting, we work on a staging copy first and keep your live site up while we do it. Who it is for: - Businesses, schools, churches and NGOs that publish regularly - Online shops on WooCommerce that need to sell reliably - Owners of a slow, hacked or fragile WordPress site - Agencies that need a WordPress developer they can hand work to What we deliver: - Custom WordPress builds: A child theme and a small custom plugin instead of a pile of add-ons, with every contact detail, service and image editable in wp-admin. - Speed optimisation: Caching, image compression, lighter themes and plugin clean-ups aimed at better Core Web Vitals and faster pages on mobile. - Security hardening and clean-ups: Malware removal, closing the hole that let it in, safer logins, firewall rules and file-integrity monitoring. - WooCommerce and payments: Stores that take Naira and international payments through Paystack, Flutterwave or Stripe, with sensible shipping and stock rules. - Migrations and upgrades: Moves between hosts, PHP version upgrades and theme rebuilds done on staging first, so the live site never breaks. - Custom plugins and integrations: Booking, memberships, CRMs, forms and APIs connected with clean, documented code instead of fragile workarounds. Signs you need this: - Your site takes several seconds to load, especially on phones. - You are scared to click “Update” because something might break. - Google or your host has flagged the site for malware or spam. - Changing a phone number means messaging a developer. - You are paying for a dozen plugins and not sure what half of them do. - Your store loses orders at checkout or payments fail without warning. - Your hosting has become slow, expensive or unreliable. Tech stack: - Core: WordPress, PHP 8, MySQL, WP-CLI - Building: Astra, Elementor Pro, Gutenberg blocks, Child themes, Custom plugins - Commerce and forms: WooCommerce, Paystack, Flutterwave, Stripe, Fluent Forms - Speed and security: LiteSpeed Cache, Cloudflare, Wordfence, Rank Math, Automated backups How we work: - Review: A look at your current site or plans: hosting, theme, plugins, speed and security — with a short written summary. - Plan: A fixed scope and priorities: what to rebuild, what to keep and what to remove. - Build or fix on staging: All work happens on a copy of the site, so your live site stays up while changes are tested. - Go live: A careful switch-over with backups, redirects and search settings checked. - Train and care: A walkthrough of the admin for your team, and an optional care plan for updates, backups and monitoring. Proof: - Fort Kovant website: A WordPress build on an Astra child theme and Elementor Pro, driven by a custom plugin where every detail is editable in wp-admin — with a members’ library and an AI assistant. - Artix Solutions: The site you are reading uses the same approach: a child theme, one custom plugin and Site Settings for every piece of copy, contact detail and service. FAQs: - Is WordPress still a good choice for a new website?: For most content-led websites, yes. It powers a large share of the web, has a huge ecosystem, and your team can edit it without a developer. It is less suited to complex applications with custom workflows — for those we would recommend a custom build. - My site has been hacked. What happens first?: We take a full backup, put the site into a safe state, find and remove the malicious code, and then look for how the attacker got in — an outdated plugin, a weak password or a vulnerable theme — so it does not happen again. Then we harden logins and set up monitoring. - Can you make my existing site faster without rebuilding it?: Often, yes. Many slow sites are slowed down by heavy images, too many plugins, a bloated theme or missing caching. We measure first, fix the biggest problems and show you the before-and-after figures. - Do you use page builders like Elementor?: When they help your team edit the site, yes — we use Elementor Pro on many builds. We keep layouts and styles in a global design system so pages stay consistent and fast, and we avoid stacking multiple builders. - Will I own the site and hosting?: Yes. Hosting, domain and admin accounts are in your name. We use licensed premium plugins and hand over access at the end. - Can you set up Paystack or Flutterwave on WooCommerce?: Yes. We configure the official gateway plugins, test real transactions in test mode, and check that orders, stock and receipts update correctly after payment. - Do you offer ongoing WordPress maintenance?: Yes — care plans cover updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security checks and a set amount of time for small changes each month. See Troubleshooting & Support for details. ### Laravel & PHP URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/laravel-php/ Bespoke portals, marketplaces and business systems in Laravel, plus upgrades for ageing PHP code that still runs your operations but nobody wants to touch. Best for: Teams with bespoke workflows or an ageing PHP codebase Technologies: Laravel, PHP 8, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Queues Laravel gives a team a lot for free — authentication, queues, testing, a clean database layer — which is why it suits bespoke business software so well. The difference between a Laravel app that ages gracefully and one that becomes a liability is discipline: clear modules, tests on the critical paths, and a data model designed before the first screen. We also look after the PHP that already runs your business. Many organisations depend on applications written years ago on PHP versions that no longer receive security fixes. We stabilise them first, then modernise piece by piece, so the business never has to stop for a rewrite. Whether we are building new or rescuing old, you get code in your repository, documentation your next developer can follow, and deployments that do not depend on one person’s laptop. Who it is for: - Businesses whose process does not fit off-the-shelf software - Marketplaces, e-commerce and membership platforms - Teams running an older PHP application that is hard to change - Companies that need a Laravel developer to extend an existing product What we deliver: - Custom Laravel applications: Portals, dashboards, directories and internal systems with authentication, roles and permissions, and admin screens designed around your team. - E-commerce and marketplaces: Stores and multi-vendor platforms on Laravel or Bagisto, with Paystack and other gateways, inventory and order workflows. - APIs for web and mobile: Versioned, documented APIs with Sanctum or Passport authentication for your front end, mobile app or partners. - Legacy PHP modernisation: Moving old PHP 5/7 code to supported versions and to Laravel step by step, with tests added as we go. - Performance at scale: Query tuning, caching, queues and horizontal scaling so the app stays responsive as traffic grows. - Code reviews and rescue: A clear written assessment of an existing codebase — security, structure, dependencies — and a plan to fix the riskiest problems first. Signs you need this: - Your application runs on a PHP version that no longer gets security updates. - Small changes take weeks because nobody understands the code. - Pages slow down badly when traffic rises or reports run. - You are stitching together spreadsheets and SaaS tools to run one process. - Your original developer has moved on and there is no documentation. - You need a marketplace, directory or portal that no plugin does properly. Tech stack: - Framework: Laravel, PHP 8, Livewire, Inertia, Blade - Data and performance: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Laravel Horizon, Queues - Commerce: Bagisto, Paystack, Flutterwave, Stripe - Quality and delivery: Pest, PHPUnit, PHPStan, GitHub Actions, Laravel Forge How we work: - Discover or audit: For new builds, workflows and data. For existing apps, a code and infrastructure review with a written summary. - Architecture: Data model, modules, integrations and hosting plan agreed before development starts. - Build in increments: Features delivered to a staging server in short cycles, with automated tests on the most critical parts. - Launch or cut over: Migrations rehearsed, data moved safely and rollbacks ready, so the business keeps running. - Support and scale: Monitoring, updates and performance work as usage grows, on a retainer or as needed. Proof: - Songuyo e-commerce platform: Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel e-commerce backend designed to handle around 300,000 requests a day. - NBA Edo State member directory: A Laravel directory with role-based access, secure registration and advanced search; user engagement rose by 25%. Built via Givitec Software Company. - Bagisto Paystack gateway: A published package that adds Paystack payments to the Bagisto v2 Laravel e-commerce platform. FAQs: - Why Laravel rather than another framework?: Laravel is mature, well documented and widely used, with first-class tools for queues, authentication, testing and deployment. It is quick to build with and easy to hire for later, which protects your investment. - Can you work on an old PHP application that is not in Laravel?: Yes. We often start by stabilising the existing code — upgrading PHP, fixing security holes, adding tests around fragile parts — and then move features into Laravel gradually rather than attempting a risky big-bang rewrite. - Is PHP still a good choice in 2026?: Modern PHP is fast, typed and actively maintained, and it runs a large part of the web. The risk is not PHP itself but unsupported versions and unstructured code — both of which can be fixed. - Can the app handle a lot of traffic?: With the right architecture, yes. Caching, queues, database indexing and scaling the web tier all play a part. Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel store designed for around 300,000 requests a day, and we design with growth in mind from the start. - Do you write tests?: Yes, focused on what would hurt most if it broke: payments, permissions, calculations and data imports. We would rather have strong tests on critical paths than a large number of shallow ones. - Where will it be hosted?: Wherever suits your budget and scale: a managed VPS, a cloud provider, or shared hosting for small apps. We set up deployments so releases are one command, not a manual file upload. - Can you join our existing team?: Yes. We can take on features, review pull requests or lead a migration while following your coding standards and workflow. ### Python & Automation URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/python-automation/ We write Python that moves data, generates reports, talks to other systems and flags problems early — so your team spends its time on decisions, not copy and paste. Best for: Operations and data teams drowning in manual work Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Django, Pandas, scikit-learn, Streamlit Most businesses have at least one process that runs on copy and paste: exporting a report, cleaning it in a spreadsheet, pasting it into another system and emailing the result. It works until the person who does it is away, or a small mistake slips through. We replace those processes with Python that does the same steps reliably, every time, and tells someone when something looks wrong. We start by mapping how the work is done today, prove the automation on real data, then add the logging, alerts and documentation that make it safe to depend on. The same skills power larger systems too: APIs for web and mobile apps, data pipelines feeding dashboards, and the back ends of AI features. Who it is for: - Finance and operations teams rebuilding the same reports every week - Businesses re-typing data between systems that do not talk - Teams that need a dashboard on top of messy data - Products that need a Python API or data service What we deliver: - Business automation: Scheduled scripts and workflows that fetch, clean, reconcile and send data — with alerts when something looks wrong. - Data pipelines: Reliable ETL from spreadsheets, databases and APIs into one clean store, ready for reporting. - APIs and microservices: FastAPI or Django services with authentication, documentation and tests, ready for your web or mobile app. - Dashboards and reports: Internal dashboards in Streamlit or a web front end, and automated PDF or spreadsheet reports delivered on schedule. - Integrations and web data: Connections to payment providers, CRMs, accounting tools and public data sources — scraping responsibly where no API exists. - Machine-learning features: Classification, forecasting and anomaly detection with scikit-learn where a simple model genuinely helps. Signs you need this: - Someone spends hours every week copying data between systems. - Your monthly report is a ritual of downloads, formulas and prayers. - Errors in manual data entry are costing you money or credibility. - You have data in five places and no single view of the business. - A key process depends on one person remembering to run a script. - You need a Python back end for a data-heavy product. Tech stack: - Language and frameworks: Python 3, FastAPI, Django, Flask - Data: Pandas, Polars, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, DuckDB - Scheduling and workers: Celery, cron, GitHub Actions, Docker - Analysis and interfaces: scikit-learn, Streamlit, Jupyter, Google Sheets API How we work: - Map the process: We sit with the people who do the work today and document each step, input and exception. - Prototype: A first script on real data, so you can check the output against what your team produces by hand. - Productionise: Error handling, logging, retries, alerts and secure storage of credentials — the parts that make automation trustworthy. - Hand over: Documentation, a runbook and a short training session, with the code in your repository. Proof: - Digital Twin routing agent: An agent that classifies each question and routes it to the cheapest capable model — 80% lower cost in testing than always using the largest one. FAQs: - What kinds of tasks can be automated?: Anything repetitive with clear rules: moving data between systems, reconciling payments, generating reports, sending reminders, checking stock or prices, and processing files that arrive by email. If a person follows the same steps every time, it is a good candidate. - Why Python?: Python has excellent libraries for data, integrations and machine learning, reads clearly and is easy to hire for. It is a practical default for automation and data work. - Where will the automation run?: On a small server or cloud function you own, on an existing server, or as scheduled jobs in your CI system. We choose the simplest option that is reliable and secure. - What happens when something fails?: Good automation fails loudly. We add logging, retries for temporary errors and alerts by email, Slack or WhatsApp when a run fails or the data looks unusual, so problems are caught before they spread. - Can you work with our spreadsheets and existing tools?: Yes. Many automations start with Excel or Google Sheets. We can keep a spreadsheet as the place people review results while the heavy lifting happens in code. - Is web scraping allowed?: It depends on the site’s terms, the data involved and how it is used. We prefer official APIs, respect robots rules and rate limits, avoid personal data, and will tell you plainly if a scraping idea is risky. - Do we need a data scientist?: Usually not. Most gains come from clean data and reliable automation. We suggest machine learning only where it clearly beats simple rules. ### Mobile Apps URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/mobile-development/ Native Android in Kotlin and cross-platform apps in Flutter or Kotlin Multiplatform — designed for mid-range phones, patchy connections and users who will not wait. Best for: Products that need to live on customers’ phones Technologies: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, KMP, Flutter A mobile app lives in hard conditions: mid-range hardware, crowded storage, patchy networks and users who will uninstall at the first crash. We design for those conditions from the start — light screens, careful memory use, offline-first data and a back end that tolerates flaky connections. We build native Android in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose when performance and device features count most, and use Flutter or Kotlin Multiplatform when one team needs to reach Android and iOS together. Either way, the architecture stays clean and testable so the app can keep growing. We take care of the parts that often get left to the end: payments, secure sign-in, store submission, crash monitoring and a release routine, so shipping an update becomes normal rather than nerve-racking. Who it is for: - Startups launching a mobile-first product - Businesses adding an app to an existing web platform - Fintech, logistics and field-service teams that need offline-capable apps - Companies with an app that crashes, drains batteries or gets poor reviews What we deliver: - Native Android apps: Kotlin and Jetpack Compose apps with a modern, testable architecture and smooth performance on mid-range devices. - Cross-platform apps: One codebase for Android and iOS with Flutter or Kotlin Multiplatform when that saves time without hurting quality. - Offline-first data: Local storage and background sync so the app keeps working on weak connections and catches up when it can. - Payments and secure sign-in: Card, transfer and wallet flows with Paystack or Flutterwave SDKs, biometric login and secure token storage. - APIs and back ends: The server side your app needs — authentication, push notifications, file uploads and admin tools. - Store release and monitoring: Play Store and App Store submission, crash reporting, analytics and a release process for regular updates. Signs you need this: - Your customers mostly reach you on their phones. - Your current app crashes, freezes or gets one-star reviews. - Staff in the field lose work whenever the signal drops. - You need payments, bookings or tracking in the palm of the hand. - Your web platform is ready and customers keep asking for an app. - Nobody on your team can confidently ship an update to the stores. Tech stack: - Android: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Room, Hilt - Cross-platform: Flutter, Dart, Kotlin Multiplatform - Services: Firebase, Push notifications, Crashlytics, REST and GraphQL APIs - Payments: Paystack, Flutterwave, Google Play Billing How we work: - Discover: Users, devices, core journeys and what must work offline — written up as a lean scope. - Design: Clickable prototypes of the key screens, tested with a few real users before we build. - Build: Development in short sprints with installable test builds you can try on your own phone. - Release: Store listings, review submission, crash monitoring and a staged rollout. - Improve: Updates driven by analytics, crash reports and user feedback. FAQs: - Native or cross-platform — which should we choose?: Native Android gives the best performance and access to device features; cross-platform tools like Flutter let one team ship to Android and iOS together. If most of your users are on Android, native Android first is often the smart start. We will recommend based on your users and budget. - Do we need an iOS app as well?: It depends on your audience. In Nigeria and much of Africa, Android dominates phone use, while in markets such as the UK and US iOS has a much larger share. Look at your own customer data; we can help you read it. - Can the app work offline?: Yes. We store data locally and sync it in the background, so users can keep working on poor connections and nothing is lost when the signal drops. - How do you handle app security?: Secure storage for tokens, encrypted connections, no secrets inside the app, server-side checks for anything important, and biometric login where it helps. Payment details are handled by the payment provider’s SDK, not stored by the app. - Do you publish the app to the stores for us?: Yes. We prepare listings, screenshots and privacy details, submit the app for review and handle any feedback from Google or Apple. The developer accounts are in your name. - What happens after launch?: Phones and operating systems change every year, so apps need regular updates. We offer retainers for updates, fixes and new features, or can hand over to your own team. - Can you take over an app someone else built?: Yes. We start with a review of the code, build process and store accounts, fix what is urgent, and then agree a plan for improvements. ### Backend & APIs URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/backend-api/ APIs, integrations and payment flows designed so your web and mobile apps stay quick, your data stays consistent and new developers can understand the system on day one. Best for: Products that need a solid engine behind the interface Technologies: Laravel, NestJS, FastAPI, Go, PostgreSQL, Paystack Every screen in your product depends on the back end: the prices it shows, the orders it takes, the payments it confirms. When the back end is well designed, nobody thinks about it. When it is not, the symptoms show up everywhere — slow pages, duplicated payments, apps that disagree with each other. We start with the domain — the rules, data and integrations your business depends on — and design an API contract before writing code, so web, mobile and partner teams can build in parallel. Payments and other critical flows get extra care: server-side verification, idempotent processing, retries and reconciliation. Everything ships with documentation, automated tests on the critical paths and the logging you need to understand what happens in production. Who it is for: - Startups building web and mobile apps on one shared back end - Businesses integrating payments, logistics or CRM systems - Teams whose API is slow, inconsistent or undocumented - Partners and platforms that need to expose a public API What we deliver: - API design and build: REST, GraphQL or gRPC APIs with clear resources, versioning, consistent errors and OpenAPI documentation. - Payments and fintech flows: Paystack, Flutterwave and Stripe integrations with webhooks, idempotent processing and reconciliation reports. - Third-party integrations: Reliable connections to CRMs, messaging, logistics, accounting and identity services — with retries and monitoring. - Data modelling: Database schemas, indexing and migrations designed for correctness first and speed second. - Authentication and security: OAuth, token and session auth, role-based permissions, rate limiting and protection against common API attacks. - Scaling and observability: Caching, queues, background jobs, structured logs and metrics so you can see problems before users do. Signs you need this: - Your app gets slow at busy times and nobody knows why. - Payments occasionally go missing, duplicate or fail to update orders. - Your web and mobile apps each have their own copy of the business logic. - Partners keep asking for an API and you do not have a proper one. - There is no documentation, so every new developer starts by guessing. - Integrations break silently and customers notice first. Tech stack: - Frameworks: Laravel, NestJS, FastAPI, Go - Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB - Messaging and jobs: Queues, Webhooks, RabbitMQ, Cron workers - API tooling: OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, Postman, Automated tests How we work: - Map the domain: The entities, rules, integrations and failure modes your system must handle. - Design the contract: An API specification your front-end and mobile teams can review and build against early. - Build and test: Endpoints, jobs and integrations with automated tests on the critical paths, especially payments. - Deploy and observe: CI/CD, logging, metrics and alerts, with load testing where traffic is heavy. - Evolve: Versioned changes that do not break existing clients, and ongoing performance work. Proof: - Songuyo e-commerce platform: Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel back end designed to handle around 300,000 requests a day. - Bagisto Paystack gateway: A published package that connects Paystack payments to the Bagisto v2 Laravel e-commerce platform. FAQs: - REST or GraphQL?: REST is simple, cache-friendly and understood everywhere; GraphQL shines when many different screens need flexible slices of the same data. Many systems use REST for most things and GraphQL or gRPC where they clearly help. We choose per project. - How do you make payment integrations reliable?: We never trust the browser alone. Payments are confirmed on the server through the provider’s verification API and webhooks, processed idempotently so a retry never charges twice, and reconciled against provider reports. - Can you improve our existing API rather than rebuild it?: Usually, yes. We profile slow endpoints, add indexes and caching, fix inconsistent responses and document what exists. A rebuild is only worth it when the foundations are genuinely wrong. - Will our API be documented?: Yes. We produce an OpenAPI (Swagger) specification or GraphQL schema with examples, so internal teams and partners can integrate without constant questions. - How do you protect an API from abuse?: Authentication on every endpoint that needs it, permission checks on the server, input validation, rate limiting, logging and alerts. We check against the OWASP API Security Top 10. - Can the back end serve both our website and mobile app?: That is the goal. One well-designed API keeps the business rules in one place, so the website, mobile apps and partners all behave the same way. - Which language will you use?: Whatever fits your team and needs — frequently Laravel (PHP) or Python for business systems, and Node.js or Go where concurrency or specific libraries are needed. We avoid adding a language your team cannot maintain. ### Custom & Proprietary Software URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/custom-software/ When off-the-shelf tools almost fit, teams pay for the gap every day in workarounds. We build internal systems and SaaS products that match your process, then hand you the keys. Best for: Organisations whose process does not fit off-the-shelf software Technologies: SaaS, Multi-tenant, RBAC, Microservices Every organisation has a way of working that makes it effective. Generic software asks you to bend that into its shape; custom software bends the other way. When the process is central to how you operate, owning a system built around it can be the best technology investment you make. We start with the people who do the work, not a feature list. Workshops and prototypes come before code, and the first release is deliberately small: the version that removes the most pain soonest. After that, the system grows in short cycles guided by real use. You own the result — code, data and infrastructure — with documentation good enough for your own team or another vendor to pick up. Who it is for: - Organisations running core processes on spreadsheets and email - Founders building a SaaS product for many customers - Businesses paying for several tools that each do part of the job - Teams that need their own intellectual property, not a subscription What we deliver: - Internal business systems: Operations, inventory, approvals, HR or field-service tools designed with the people who will use them every day. - Multi-tenant SaaS: Products that serve many customer organisations from one platform, with data separation, billing and admin built in. - Roles and permissions: Fine-grained access control so each person sees and changes only what they should, with an audit trail. - Integrations: Connections to payments, accounting, messaging and the tools you keep, so data is entered once. - Reporting and insight: Dashboards and exports that answer the questions management actually asks. - Documentation and ownership: Code, infrastructure and documentation in your name, ready for your own team or another vendor. Signs you need this: - Your core process runs on spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups and memory. - You pay for several tools and still copy data between them. - Off-the-shelf software forces your team into awkward workarounds. - You have a SaaS idea and need a technical partner to build version one. - Growth means the current way of working will break soon. - You want software that becomes an asset of the business. Tech stack: - Application: Laravel, Python, Node.js, React, Vue - Platform: Multi-tenancy, RBAC, Audit logs, Background jobs - Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Object storage - Operations: Docker, CI/CD, Monitoring, Automated backups How we work: - Discovery: Workshops with the people who do the work, mapping the process, data and pain points. - Blueprint: A written scope, data model and clickable prototype — plus a phased plan with a first useful release. - First release: The smallest version that removes real pain, in your team’s hands early. - Iterate: Further features in short cycles, prioritised by feedback and value. - Own and operate: Handover, training, documentation and optional ongoing support. FAQs: - When does custom software make sense over an existing product?: When the process is central to how you compete or operate, when existing tools force expensive workarounds, or when combined subscriptions cost more over time than owning the system. For generic needs like email or accounting, buying is usually better. - Who owns the software?: You do. The code, designs and infrastructure accounts belong to your organisation, and we document the system so another team can maintain it. - How do you avoid building the wrong thing?: We spend time with the people who will use it, prototype before building and ship a small first release quickly. Real use tells us more than any specification. - What is multi-tenant SaaS?: One platform serving many customer organisations, each seeing only its own data. It is how most business software is sold today, and it needs careful design for data separation, billing and customisation. - Can the software grow with us?: Yes. We design data models and modules with change in mind, and choose hosting that can scale up when usage does, without over-engineering version one. - How is pricing structured?: After discovery you get a written proposal with milestones and a fixed or capped price for the first release. Ongoing development can move to a monthly retainer. - Can you work with our internal IT team?: Yes. We can build alongside them, follow your security policies and train them to take over parts of the system. ### Cloud & DevOps URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/cloud-devops/ We move you off fragile hosting and manual uploads onto infrastructure you can rely on: automated deployments, backups you have tested, monitoring that warns you first and bills you understand. Best for: Teams outgrowing shared hosting or manual deploys Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Linux, VPS Most infrastructure problems are discovered at the worst moment: during a launch, a sale or a busy news day. The fix is rarely exotic — automated deployments, tested backups, sensible monitoring and hosting sized for real traffic — but it has to be set up deliberately. We start by looking at what you have: how code gets to the server, where backups go, what happens when traffic spikes and what you are paying for. Then we propose the simplest set-up that removes the biggest risks, and implement it step by step without taking you offline. You end up with deployments anyone on the team can run, alerts that reach the right person, and infrastructure documented well enough that it is not a mystery to the next developer. Who it is for: - Teams deploying by FTP or by copying files to a server - Businesses moving from shared hosting to a VPS or cloud - Products that need staging environments and safe rollbacks - Anyone surprised by a cloud bill or an outage What we deliver: - Hosting and migration: The right home for your apps — VPS, managed platform or cloud — and a planned move with minimal downtime. - CI/CD pipelines: Automated tests and one-click or on-merge deployments with GitHub Actions, including staging and rollbacks. - Containers: Docker images and Compose or Kubernetes set-ups so the app runs the same on every machine. - Backups and recovery: Automated, off-site backups of databases and files — and a restore we have actually tested. - Monitoring and alerts: Uptime checks, error tracking, logs and resource alerts, routed to the people who can act. - Security and cost control: Hardened servers, firewalls, TLS, secret management and a review of what you pay for and why. Signs you need this: - Deploying means uploading files by hand and hoping. - Your site slows or falls over when traffic rises. - You are not sure when your last working backup was taken. - You hear about outages from customers, not from alerts. - Your shared host is hitting process or resource limits. - Your cloud bill keeps growing and nobody can explain it. Tech stack: - Platforms: Linux VPS, DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, cPanel hosting - Delivery: GitHub Actions, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes - Edge and web: Nginx, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, Let’s Encrypt - Observability: Uptime monitoring, Sentry, Grafana, Log aggregation How we work: - Assess: Current hosting, deploys, backups, security and costs — with risks listed in order of urgency. - Design: A target set-up sized for your traffic and budget, and a migration plan with a rollback. - Implement: Servers, pipelines, backups and monitoring built as code where practical, tested on staging. - Migrate: A rehearsed cut-over at a quiet time, with DNS and certificates handled. - Operate: Documentation and runbooks, plus an optional retainer for updates, monitoring and incident response. Proof: - Songuyo e-commerce platform: Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel platform designed to serve around 300,000 requests a day. FAQs: - Do we really need to leave shared hosting?: Not always. Shared hosting is fine for many small sites. It becomes a problem when you hit resource or process limits, need background workers, or want reliable deployments. We will tell you honestly whether a move is worth it. - Which cloud provider do you recommend?: It depends on scale, budget, where your users are and what your team knows. A well-managed VPS is often enough for years; larger platforms make sense when you need managed services or scale across regions. - What is CI/CD and why should we care?: Continuous integration and deployment means code is tested and released automatically. It makes releases smaller, safer and more frequent, and removes the “only one person knows how to deploy” risk. - How do you make sure backups work?: We automate them, store copies off the server, and periodically restore one into a test environment. A backup that has never been restored is only a hope. - Can you help during an outage?: Yes. Retainer clients get agreed response times for incidents. If you are not a client and something is down now, message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you quickly whether we can help. - Do you use Kubernetes for everything?: No. Kubernetes is powerful but adds operational weight. For many products, Docker on a well-run server or a managed platform is simpler and cheaper. We match the tool to the need. - Will our team understand the new set-up?: Yes. Everything is documented, pipelines live in your repository and we walk your team through deployments, backups and alerts before handing over. ### Web3 & Blockchain URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/web3-blockchain/ We design, test and ship Solidity contracts and the apps around them — with security thinking from the first line, and an honest view of when a blockchain is the wrong tool. Best for: Teams building on Ethereum and EVM chains Technologies: Solidity, EVM, Next.js, Wallet integration, Audits Code deployed to a blockchain is public, handles value directly and cannot be quietly patched. That makes smart contract work closer to building payment infrastructure than building a website: the rules must be specified, the edge conditions tested, and the admin powers deliberately limited. We build contracts on well-reviewed libraries, test them with unit and fuzz tests, and review them against the vulnerability classes that have cost real projects real money. Around them, we build interfaces that make transactions understandable to people who are new to wallets. We are also honest about fit. Many ideas pitched as blockchain projects work better on an ordinary database, and we would rather tell you that at the start than build something you do not need. Who it is for: - Startups building a dApp, token or on-chain payment product - Teams that need contracts reviewed before a launch - Businesses exploring stablecoin or crypto payments - Web2 products adding wallet sign-in or on-chain features What we deliver: - Smart contract development: Solidity contracts built on audited libraries like OpenZeppelin, with clear roles, events and upgrade decisions made explicitly. - Testing and fuzzing: Unit, integration and fuzz tests with Foundry or Hardhat, covering the edge conditions attackers look for. - dApp front ends: Next.js interfaces with wallet connection, clear transaction states and human-readable confirmations. - On-chain payments: Split payments, escrow and subscription flows that release funds by rule, not by trust. - Security review: Threat modelling and a manual review against common vulnerability classes — reentrancy, access control, oracle and signature issues. - Deployment and operations: Testnet rehearsals, verified contracts, multisig ownership and monitoring after mainnet launch. Signs you need this: - You are about to deploy contracts that will hold user funds. - Your contracts have never been tested beyond the happy path. - You need a dApp front end that non-crypto users can understand. - You want payments that release automatically when conditions are met. - You are not sure whether your idea needs a blockchain at all. - Admin keys for your contracts sit in one person’s wallet. Tech stack: - Contracts: Solidity, OpenZeppelin, EVM chains, Upgradeable proxies - Testing and analysis: Foundry, Hardhat, Slither, Fuzz testing - Front end: Next.js, TypeScript, wagmi, viem, WalletConnect - Operations: Safe multisig, Etherscan verification, Testnets, On-chain monitoring How we work: - Fit check: Whether on-chain is justified, which chain suits the users and what must never go wrong. - Specify: Contract behaviour, roles, invariants and failure modes written down before code. - Build and test: Contracts and front end together, with tests and fuzzing on every rule that moves value. - Review: Internal security review and, for high-value contracts, preparation for an independent audit. - Launch: Testnet rehearsal, verified deployment, multisig ownership and post-launch monitoring. Proof: - PayCircle split payments: Share a link, everyone pays their share on-chain, and funds release automatically on the final payment — no backend to run. Built with Solidity and Next.js on the Sepolia testnet. FAQs: - Do we actually need a blockchain?: Only if you need something a normal database cannot give you — such as rules that no single party controls, public verifiability or programmable digital assets. If a database would do, we will say so and save you the complexity. - Which chains do you work with?: Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks such as Base, Arbitrum, Polygon and BNB Chain. The choice depends on fees, users, liquidity and security needs. - Is your security review the same as an audit?: No. Our review is a careful internal check against known vulnerability classes and your own invariants. For contracts that will hold significant value, we recommend an independent audit as well and help you prepare for it. - Can contracts be changed after deployment?: Only if designed for it. Upgradeable proxies allow changes but add risk and trust assumptions; immutable contracts are simpler but final. We make that choice explicitly with you. - How do you protect admin keys?: Critical permissions go to a multisig wallet such as Safe, with several signers, rather than one person’s key. Sensitive changes can also be time-locked so users can see them coming. - Can non-crypto users use our dApp?: Yes, with good design: clear transaction steps, readable confirmations and, where appropriate, email or social sign-in wallets. We test the flow with people who have never used a wallet. - What about regulation in Nigeria?: Rules on digital assets are evolving, including requirements from the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria. We build the technology; you should take specialist regulatory advice for your product and markets. ### Security & Audits URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/security-audits/ Practical security reviews of web apps, APIs, WordPress sites and smart contracts — with findings ranked by real risk and help implementing the fixes, not just a PDF. Best for: Anyone about to launch, raise or handle sensitive data Technologies: OWASP, Smart-contract audits, Hardening, Pen-test prep Most breaches are not clever. They come from a forgotten admin account, an outdated plugin, an API that returns another customer’s data when an ID is changed, or a contract function nobody thought to restrict. A focused review finds these before an attacker, a customer or a regulator does. We combine automated scanning with manual testing and code review, concentrating on what an attacker would go after first: authentication, permissions, payments and personal data. Findings are ranked by real-world risk and written so both developers and decision-makers understand them. Then we help fix them. Because we build in the same stacks we review — WordPress, Laravel, PHP, Python and Solidity — we can implement the changes with your team rather than leaving you with a list. Who it is for: - Startups preparing for launch, funding or an enterprise customer - Businesses handling payments or personal data - Owners of WordPress sites that have been hacked or are exposed - Web3 teams that want a review before an external audit What we deliver: - Web application review: Authentication, access control, input handling, session and data exposure checked against the OWASP Top 10. - API security review: Object-level authorisation, rate limits, token handling and data leakage checked against the OWASP API Security Top 10. - WordPress hardening: Plugin and theme risks, user roles, file permissions, login protection, backups and monitoring on your live site. - Smart-contract review: Manual review of Solidity code for reentrancy, access control, oracle, signature and arithmetic issues. - Infrastructure and secrets: Server exposure, TLS, firewall rules, secret storage and who can access what. - Prioritised report and fixes: Plain-English findings ranked by risk, with a fix plan — and our help implementing it if you want it. Signs you need this: - You are launching soon and nobody has tried to break the app. - A customer, partner or investor has asked about your security. - You store personal data or payment information. - Your site was hacked before and you are not sure how. - Smart contracts are about to hold user funds. - Developers have come and gone and access was never reviewed. Tech stack: - Standards: OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, OWASP ASVS, CIS benchmarks - Web and API testing: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Dependency scanning, Manual review - WordPress: WPScan, Wordfence, File-integrity checks - Smart contracts: Slither, Foundry, Fuzz testing, Manual review How we work: - Scope: What is being reviewed, which environments, what is off limits and how we will communicate urgent findings. - Review: Automated scanning plus manual testing and code review, focused on the areas with most at stake. - Report: Findings with severity, evidence and clear fixes, plus a short summary for non-technical leaders. - Fix: We help your team implement fixes — or implement them ourselves — in order of risk. - Verify: A re-test of fixed issues and advice on keeping security healthy as the product changes. FAQs: - Is this a penetration test?: Our reviews combine testing and code review, and are ideal before launch or before a formal third-party penetration test. If you need an independent certified pen-test for compliance, we help you prepare for it and fix what it finds. - Will you test our live site?: Only with written permission and an agreed scope. We prefer testing a staging copy for anything that could affect data or availability, and we tell you immediately if we find something critical. - What will the report look like?: A short executive summary, then each finding with severity, how we found it, why it is important and exactly how to fix it. No padding with low-value scanner output. - Can you fix the issues too?: Yes. Many clients ask us to implement the fixes, especially for WordPress, Laravel, PHP and Python applications. Security reviews that end with a report nobody acts on do not make anyone safer. - How do you treat our data during the review?: We access only what is needed, use test accounts where possible, never copy real personal data off your systems, and delete any working files after the engagement. We are happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement. - Does this make us compliant with data-protection rules?: A review supports compliance but is not the same thing. The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and regulations like GDPR expect appropriate technical measures; our work helps you show them. Your data-protection lead or adviser should confirm what applies to you. - How often should we have a review?: Before major launches, after big changes to authentication or payments, and at least yearly for systems handling sensitive data — plus continuous dependency updates in between. ### Troubleshooting & Support URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/support-maintenance/ One-off fixes for sites and apps that are down, slow or misbehaving — and care plans that keep them updated, backed up and monitored so emergencies become rare. Best for: Businesses that need a dependable technical partner on call Technologies: Bug fixing, Updates, Backups, Monitoring, Retainers Websites and applications rarely fail all at once. Updates are postponed, a plugin goes out of date, a certificate approaches expiry, backups quietly stop — until one day something breaks at a bad time. Our job is to fix what is broken now and make those days rare. For urgent problems, we diagnose quickly, take a backup, fix the issue and explain what caused it. For ongoing peace of mind, care plans cover updates, backups, monitoring and a monthly allowance for small improvements, handled by people who know your system. You stay in control throughout: accounts in your name, our access through our own logins, and a clear record of every change. Who it is for: - Businesses whose site or app is down, slow or broken right now - Owners with no in-house developer - Teams whose previous developer or agency is no longer available - Agencies that need reliable overflow support What we deliver: - Emergency troubleshooting: Diagnosis and repair of outages, error pages, broken checkouts, failed updates and email that stopped sending. - Updates and patching: Core, plugin, framework and server updates tested on staging first, so updates stop being scary. - Backups and restores: Automated off-site backups with periodic test restores — and fast recovery when you need it. - Monitoring: Uptime, SSL expiry, error and security monitoring, with alerts that reach us before your customers notice. - Speed and health checks: Regular reviews of load times, database health, storage and plugin bloat, with fixes applied. - Small changes and improvements: A monthly allowance for content changes, new sections and small features — handled by people who know your system. Signs you need this: - Your site is showing an error, a blank page or a security warning. - Updates have been postponed for months because something might break. - You found out about the last outage from a customer. - Nobody knows where the backups are, or whether they work. - Small changes wait weeks because your developer is busy elsewhere. - Your SSL certificate, domain or hosting nearly expired without warning. Tech stack: - Platforms: WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, PHP, Python apps, Next.js - Hosting: cPanel hosting, Linux VPS, Cloud platforms, Cloudflare - Tooling: Uptime monitoring, Automated backups, Staging sites, Error tracking How we work: - Tell us: Send a WhatsApp message or email with what is wrong, a link and any error messages or screenshots. - Triage: We confirm what we can see, the likely cause and what access we need — before any work is charged. - Fix safely: A backup first, then the fix — on staging when possible — with a clear note of what changed. - Prevent: We explain the root cause and, if useful, suggest a care plan or changes so it does not happen again. Proof: - Changes tested first: Updates and fixes are tried on a copy of your site wherever possible, so the live site stays up while we work. - Not just the symptom: Every fix comes with an explanation of what went wrong and what would stop it happening again. - You stay in control: Hosting, domains and admin access remain in your name. We use our own logins, which you can revoke at any time. FAQs: - Can you help if we are not already a client?: Yes. Send us a WhatsApp message with what is wrong and a link. We will confirm quickly whether we can help, what access we need and how the work will be charged before we start. - What is included in a care plan?: Typically updates, backups, uptime and security monitoring, monthly health checks and a set amount of time for small changes, plus an agreed response time for problems. Plans are tailored to your platform and how critical the site is. - What platforms do you support?: WordPress and WooCommerce, Laravel and other PHP applications, Python apps and Next.js front ends, on shared hosting, VPS or cloud. If your system uses something else, ask — we will tell you honestly if it is outside what we do well. - Do we need to give you our passwords?: No. We ask for our own user accounts with the access needed, so you can see what we do and remove access whenever you like. We never ask for your personal email or banking passwords. - What if a fix makes things worse?: We take a backup before any change and work on staging where possible, so we can roll back quickly. If something unexpected happens, we restore first and investigate second. - Can you take over from our previous developer?: Yes. We start with a short handover review — access, code, hosting, backups and known issues — so you know where things stand, and then fix what is urgent. - Do you support sites outside Nigeria?: Yes. We work remotely with clients worldwide, and agree support hours and response times that suit your time zone. ### Consulting & Advisory URL: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/consulting/ Clear, independent advice on what to build, buy, fix or leave alone — architecture, AI adoption, vendor proposals and technical due diligence, before money is committed. Best for: Founders and leaders making technology decisions Technologies: Architecture, AI strategy, Technical due diligence, Roadmaps Many expensive technology problems start as reasonable-sounding decisions: a stack chosen because it was popular, a vendor chosen because the proposal looked impressive, an AI project started because competitors were talking about theirs. An independent view before committing is one of the cheapest ways to avoid them. Our advice comes from building. We design and ship web platforms, APIs, mobile apps, cloud set-ups and AI assistants, so our recommendations are grounded in what actually works — and what it costs to run afterwards. We keep it practical: a clear framing of the decision, options laid side by side with their trade-offs, and a written recommendation you can act on or share with your board, investors or team. Who it is for: - Non-technical founders choosing how to build their product - Leaders weighing an AI initiative or vendor proposal - Investors and acquirers who need a technical view of a company - Teams planning a rebuild, migration or scale-up What we deliver: - Architecture reviews: An assessment of your current or planned system — strengths, risks and the changes that would make the biggest difference. - AI strategy and readiness: Where AI can genuinely help your business, what data you need, what it will cost to run and how to pilot it safely. - Vendor and proposal review: A plain-English read of quotes and technical proposals: what is missing, what is inflated and what to ask. - Technical due diligence: A structured look at a product’s code, infrastructure, security and team for investors or acquirers. - Technology roadmaps: A phased plan linking business goals to technical work, with realistic sequencing and budgets. - Fractional technical leadership: Ongoing senior guidance for teams without a CTO: hiring, reviews, priorities and vendor management. Signs you need this: - You have a quote for a big build and no way to judge it. - Your board or investors are asking about your AI plans. - The team disagrees on whether to rebuild or refactor. - You are about to invest in or acquire a technology company. - You are a non-technical founder choosing a stack or an agency. - Technology spend keeps rising without clear results. Tech stack: - Build: Web platforms, Mobile apps, APIs, SaaS architecture - AI: RAG assistants, Model selection, AI cost control, Evaluation - Operations: Cloud hosting, DevOps, Security posture, Data protection - Business: Build vs buy, Vendor selection, Team structure, Roadmaps How we work: - Frame the decision: What you need to decide, by when, and what a good outcome looks like. - Gather evidence: Interviews, documents, code or proposals — whatever the decision depends on. - Analyse options: Two or three realistic options with costs, risks and trade-offs laid side by side. - Recommend: A clear recommendation in writing, presented to you and your stakeholders, with next steps. Proof: - RAG and model routing, built not just discussed: Our AI advice is grounded in shipping assistants like the one on the Fort Kovant website and a cost-aware routing agent that cut model costs by 80% in testing. - High-traffic platforms: Our founder led the architecture of a Laravel e-commerce platform designed for around 300,000 requests a day. FAQs: - Are you independent of the vendors you recommend?: Yes. We do not take commissions from software vendors or hosting companies. If we recommend ourselves for the build, we say so openly and you are free to take the advice elsewhere. - What does a typical engagement look like?: Anything from a single advisory call to a fixed-scope review with a written report, or a monthly advisory retainer for ongoing decisions. We agree scope and deliverables up front. - Can you help a non-technical founder?: Yes — that is one of the most valuable uses of advice. We explain options in plain language, help you write a clear brief, and review proposals so you can hire with confidence. - What is technical due diligence?: An independent check of a company’s technology before investment or acquisition: code quality, architecture, security, scalability, dependence on key people and technical debt. It helps you price risk and plan what happens after the deal. - Should we be using AI?: Possibly, but not everywhere. The best first projects are specific, measurable and use data you already have — like answering repeat questions or extracting information from documents. We help you find those and avoid expensive experiments that go nowhere. - Will you tell us if our current approach is fine?: Yes. Sometimes the best advice is to keep what you have and fix two things. We are paid for the quality of the advice, not for recommending more work. ## Ways to work - Fixed-scope packages: Clearly defined deliverables at a fixed price — ideal for websites, audits and well-understood builds. - Custom quote: For bespoke products and platforms: a short discovery, then a written proposal with milestones and a fixed or capped price. - Monthly retainer: Ongoing support, maintenance and improvement with a guaranteed response time and a set number of hours each month. - Hourly / daily: Flexible time-and-materials help for troubleshooting, code reviews, consulting and team augmentation. ## Key pages - [Services](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/services/) - [About](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/about/) - [Insights (articles)](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/insights/) - [Resources (guides)](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/resources/) - [Start a project](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/start-a-project/) - [Book a free call](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/book/) - [Contact](https://artixsolutions.com.ng/contact/) ## Getting started - Start a project: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/start-a-project/ - Book a free call: https://artixsolutions.com.ng/book/ - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/2347026666507?text=Hello%20Artix%20Solutions%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20discuss%20a%20project.