Onepixlab

Earthboat

Transforming challenges into breakthrough digital solutions. Proven strategies that drive performance and innovation.

Website www.earthboat.jp

Earthboat is a Japan-based sustainable travel and hospitality platform focused on eco-conscious tourism and unique cultural experiences.

With their growing demand, they required strong technology support to stabilize and scale their operations while ensuring a seamless user journey for both travelers and hosts

Challenge

The Earthboat project presented several interconnected challenges that needed to be addressed simultaneously.

Growing User Base: With a stable and expanding community of travelers and hosts, the platform required improved performance and scalability to support rising traffic and booking volumes.
Maintenance of a Legacy System: The existing Laravel-based system needed ongoing maintenance to remain reliable, while also integrating new features to keep pace with user expectations.
Infrastructure Limitations: The legacy infrastructure was not designed for scaling, raising the risk of performance bottlenecks as the number of users and properties increased.
Complex System Analysis: Collaborating with an existing team meant developing a deep understanding of the architecture, codebase, and infrastructure — all while uncovering hidden issues that could impact stability.
Seamless Migration Needs: Transitioning to AWS demanded precision, with zero data loss, minimal downtime, and uninterrupted business operations.
Proactive Growth Management: Anticipating scalability barriers and security risks was critical to ensuring long-term growth and sustaining Earthboat’s competitive edge.

Approach

Our team leveraged its technical expertise, strategic resource allocation, and proactive problem-solving to address Earthboat’s challenges and elevate the platform to new heights.

Collaborative Onboarding: We integrated smoothly with Earthboat’s existing team, providing immediate frontend and backend support to ensure operational continuity while building deep insight into the platform.
Thorough Review: Conducted a detailed analysis of the PHP Laravel codebase and MySQL database, uncovering performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and optimization opportunities.
Proactive Issue Notification: Identified risks such as inefficient database queries and outdated dependencies early, shared actionable recommendations, and worked closely with Earthboat to align on solutions.
AWS Migration Plan: Designed a robust roadmap to move the platform from its legacy infrastructure to AWS.
Zero-Downtime Execution: Seamlessly migrated the MySQL database without data loss or service interruption, ensuring uninterrupted user experiences and preserving Earthboat’s reputation for reliability.
Scalable Architecture: Optimized the new AWS setup for auto-scaling, enabling the platform to confidently handle traffic surges as the user base grew.

The Outcome

Improved platform stability with optimized backend workflows.
Reduced downtime through AWS migration and infrastructure reconfiguration.
Enabled faster feature rollouts, supporting Earthboat’s expansion plans.
Enhanced user experience, strengthening Earthboat’s positioning as a reliable, sustainable travel platform.

Results

Impactful results

With a more stable infrastructure, faster rollouts, and seamless integrations, Earthboat can now focus on delivering exceptional sustainable tourism experiences without being weighed down by technology challenges.

Helping businesses focus on what’s important – their business!

30% Cost saving on operational, personnel and infra cost

75% Improvement in responsiveness - owing to bridge engineer

50% Improvement in development cycle

3x Increase in Feature releases

60% Reduction in downtime

Testimonials

What it’s like working with us

"Building a business from scratch (before TypeGO is fully formed and accepted in market) and reaching the point where customers come on board and revenue is generated is never an easy path. As you also know it often requires breaking what has already been built over and over again, and sometimes even making major pivots in the business. Throughout that process, OP team has stayed close to us and helped establish a development structure that allowed us to stay focused on building a product true to our philosophy. For that, I am deeply grateful.

Because we trust completely that "anything can be done and deployed," without worrying about whether it is possible or not, we are able to concentrate our thinking on one thing only: what makes a truly great TypeGO. So again, thank you always!!"

Misato Aonami

CEO, Swell Co., Ltd.

"We worked with ONEPIXLAB on a backend engineering project for our startup's Android app. From the start, they were highly engaged and collaborative, assigning a scrum manager, a project manager, and a developer, while also bringing in additional team members who actively participated in discussions.

They didn't just take requirements at face value. They helped brainstorm, challenged assumptions, and worked with us to shape the right solution. Their focus on quality, communication, and thoughtful execution made them feel like a true engineering partner rather than a typical outsourcing team."