About Us
Who is behind Code-Oase — and why.
I've been fascinated by computers and programming since childhood — not because I had to be, but because I wanted to understand how things actually work. That interest never faded. For the past five years, I've been doing this professionally.
I did my technical training at 42 Heilbronn — one of Europe's most demanding coding schools. No curriculum, no teachers, no lectures. Only complex projects, personal responsibility, and peer-to-peer learning. Those who make it through can handle unknown problems — not just what's in the textbook.
The deeper I went into IT, the more clearly I saw it: we handle data carelessly — as individuals, as companies, as a society. And a lot of half-truths get spread along the way.
A service advertises that all messages are completely private and encrypted. What often goes unmentioned: who communicates with whom, when, how often, and for how long — this metadata is still fully captured and stored. For law enforcement, business relationships, or HR decisions, this information can be just as sensitive as the content itself.
On top of that: almost all major communication and cloud services are headquartered in the USA. The CLOUD Act requires US companies to give American authorities access to data upon request — regardless of where that data is physically stored, and without requiring approval from a German court. This isn't a suspicion or an accusation. It's current US federal law.
These things bother me. Not out of paranoia — but because I believe people and businesses have the right to make an informed decision.
We don't believe that German businesses should permanently pay for software they don't control, on servers they don't know, under laws that don't apply to them.
Open-source software is not a compromise — it is technically often superior, always more transparent, and structurally more secure than proprietary alternatives. The code is publicly visible, reviewed worldwide by thousands of developers. No hidden backdoors, no secret data flows.
And: no per-user licensing fees. No vendor lock-in. If a provider raises prices or discontinues a service — with proprietary software you're trapped. With open source, you change the host, not the software.
Direct and complete
We say what needs to be said. If a solution doesn't fit your situation, we say so. If a service has a privacy problem, we point it out — even when it's uncomfortable.
Enterprise-grade security
Full disk encryption, automatic intrusion detection, reproducible server infrastructure. For local businesses and teams — not just corporations with an IT department.
Data stays in Germany
All servers are located in Germany, subject exclusively to European data protection law. No CLOUD Act, no US authorities, no backdoors through foreign legislation.
What drives us
Data protection and IT security shouldn't be a luxury only large corporations can afford. A trades business in Wernigerode, a medical practice in the Harz, a small team that needs to work together — they all have the same right to secure, sovereign IT as a DAX-listed company in Frankfurt.
They just need someone to make it happen. Without five-figure consulting fees. Without jargon that confuses more than it clarifies. Without empty promises.
That's Code-Oase.