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Indie Hosting & Deployment tools

22 hosting & deployment products built by independent developers and small teams.

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CapRover

Free, open-source PaaS you run on your own server

CapRover turns a server into a Docker-based app platform with one-click apps, automatic HTTPS and a web dashboard.

Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗

Cleavr

Server provisioning and app deployment for your own VPS

Cleavr provisions servers on cloud providers and deploys Node.js, PHP, Laravel, Nuxt, Next.js and other apps with SSL and zero-downtime deployments.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Coolify

Open-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku and Vercel

Coolify lets you deploy apps, databases and one-click services to your own servers with git push deploys, SSL and backups. It is open source with an optional cloud plan.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

Deno Deploy

Serverless hosting for JavaScript and TypeScript apps

Deno Deploy runs JavaScript and TypeScript apps on a global edge network with built-in key-value storage and Git deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

DigitalOcean

Developer-friendly cloud with droplets, databases and apps

DigitalOcean provides virtual servers (Droplets), managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage and an app platform.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Dokku

Open-source mini-Heroku powered by Docker

Dokku is a self-hosted platform that lets you git push apps to your own server, using buildpacks or Dockerfiles, with plugins for databases and SSL.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Linux · Website ↗

Dokploy

Open-source self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases

Dokploy deploys applications and databases to your own servers using Docker, with Traefik routing, monitoring and backups. A hosted control plane is also available.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

Fly.io

Run apps in lightweight VMs close to users worldwide

Fly.io runs Docker-based apps as Firecracker micro-VMs across many regions, with managed Postgres and private networking.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Hatchbox

Deploy and manage Ruby on Rails apps on your own servers

Hatchbox provisions servers on providers like DigitalOcean or Hetzner and deploys Rails apps with git push, background workers, databases and SSL.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Hetzner Cloud

Low-cost cloud servers from a German hosting company

Hetzner Cloud offers virtual servers, volumes, load balancers and networks in European, US and Singapore data centers.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Kamal

Deploy containerized web apps to your own servers

Kamal, from 37signals, deploys Docker containers to any server with zero-downtime rollouts and a built-in proxy.

Free · Linux, Mac, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Koyeb

Serverless platform for apps, APIs and GPU workloads

Koyeb deploys containers and Git repos globally with autoscaling, including GPU instances for AI inference.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Netlify

Hosting and deploys for websites and web apps

Netlify builds and hosts static sites and web apps from Git with serverless functions, forms and preview deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Nginx Proxy Manager

Web UI for managing Nginx reverse proxies and SSL

Nginx Proxy Manager is an open-source Docker app that lets you set up reverse proxy hosts with free Let's Encrypt certificates through a simple web interface.

Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗

Northflank

Deploy services, jobs and databases on managed or your own cloud

Northflank is a developer platform for building and running containers, jobs and databases, either on its cloud or in your own Kubernetes accounts.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Ploi

Server management and deployment for PHP and Laravel apps

Ploi provisions and manages servers on your cloud provider and deploys PHP, Laravel, WordPress and Node.js sites with zero-downtime deploys and SSL.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Qovery

Internal developer platform on top of your AWS, GCP or Azure

Qovery lets teams deploy apps and preview environments on Kubernetes in their own cloud accounts without writing Kubernetes config.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Railway

Deploy apps, databases and services from a repo

Railway is a deployment platform that builds and runs apps, databases and cron jobs from GitHub repos or Docker images with usage-based billing.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Render

Cloud platform for web services, databases and cron jobs

Render hosts web services, static sites, background workers, Postgres and Redis-compatible key-value stores with Git-based deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Vercel

Frontend cloud for Next.js and other web frameworks

Vercel hosts frontend frameworks with Git-based deploys, preview URLs, serverless and edge functions, and is the company behind Next.js.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Vultr

Cloud compute, bare metal and GPUs in many regions

Vultr offers virtual machines, bare metal servers, cloud GPUs, Kubernetes and object storage across many global locations.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Zeabur

One-click deploys for apps and databases

Zeabur detects your framework and deploys apps, databases and templates to its cloud or your own servers.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

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