OpenShip
Editor's PickDeploy anything, own everything: push your repo and OpenShip auto-detects the stack, builds, configures and ships — no YAML, no pipelines, with databases, domains, SSL, CDN, mail and backups in one place.
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GPT-4oWhat is OpenShip?
OpenShip is an open-source (Apache-2.0), self-hostable deployment platform that takes a code repository and handles stack detection, build, configuration and release end to end without hand-written config files or CI pipelines. It accepts Node, Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Java and .NET projects, and bundles the surrounding infrastructure — PostgreSQL/Redis/Mongo/MySQL, object storage, custom and wildcard domains with free Let's Encrypt SSL, DNS, a CDN, a transactional mail server (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) and backups. It runs three ways: a managed multi-region cloud (free tier, from about $10/month), fully self-hosted on any Linux VPS with no agent left on your boxes, or a hybrid mix; workloads are plain Docker/OCI containers so you can move cloud to self-host in one click with no lock-in. Across deploy/run/connect/services it ships 42 capabilities — push-to-deploy, per-PR preview URLs, local builds, auto stack repair, one-click rollbacks, autoscaling, zero-downtime rolling/blue-green deploys, live logs and monitoring, scheduled jobs, edge routing and private networking — usable from a CLI, web dashboard or desktop app.
Pros
- Removes most deployment boilerplate and YAML wrangling.
- Databases/SSL/CDN/mail managed in one control plane.
- Runs on any Linux box, Raspberry Pi to a fleet.
- Apache-2.0 and telemetry off by default.
- Can adopt containers already running and keep your existing proxy.
Cons
- Younger ecosystem than Docker/Kubernetes-native platforms.
- Self-hosting still requires you to own the servers.
- Breadth means more concepts to learn than a static host.
- Managed cloud savings depend on workload.
Compare with Alternatives
| Feature | OpenShip | Coolify | Dokploy | PropertySurvey Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Free | Freemium |
| Starting From | — | — | — | Free / Paid |
| API | — | — | — | — |
| Free Tier | — | — | — | — |
| Mobile App | — | — | — | — |
Who is it for
Indie developers
Ship side projects on a cheap VPS without DevOps work.
Small teams
Get preview URLs, rollbacks and managed databases in minutes.
Cost-sensitive startups
Replace several paid cloud bills with one self-hosted platform.
Multi-stack shops
Deploy Node, Python, Go and Java apps from one dashboard.
Hybrid/regulated teams
Keep sensitive workloads on own servers, burst to cloud.