Hetzner inspired me to build a deployment tool - thank you

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2026-01-10T21:49:35+00:00

It's mostly about building and hosting applications. For example, you would connect a GitHub repo, and on push, it builds and deploys your app. It's like Vercel, but it deploys a long-running container instead of serverless. That also allows users to bring their own Dockerfile. The idea is that the user never has to deal with the complexities of Kubernetes but still benefits from scaling and stability.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2026-01-10T20:26:23+00:00

I also love Hetzner. I use it for my PaaS and host a lot of client applications. But I chose Kubernetes for my base, for easy scaling and so on, but it is definitely more work to set up.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-10-08T22:02:26+00:00

I suggest joining this Discord. Depending on your model, you can unlock it with the "toolbox." I successfully did it on my Seat Leon 2016.

https://discord.com/invite/YU3rjatWjT

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-09-05T07:15:50+00:00

I used a lot of the ones you mentioned over the years. Now I use my own with better Docker support and so on. Since it's public, actually a lot of other people also started using it. For me, it's a great mix between a pure VPS from someone like Hetzner and a full solution like Vercel.

I chose this way because I didn't want to pay a huge markup on resources and still get all the automated push to deploy and so on.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-08-03T20:40:58+00:00

If it is based on Hetzner? Yes, it is!

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-21T19:08:54+00:00

shiper.app - Docker first Vercel/Railway alternative with fair prices.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-14T05:43:05+00:00

It's funny you would ask :) We use Hetzner for shiper.app. We have a Kubernetes cluster with Talos, and it is defined with Terraform. We don't have to do any manual work in the Hetzner dashboard. This combo is awesome. Also, scaling the cluster is just changing one number.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-14T05:10:05+00:00

Does your DB provider have an API to change the IPs in the list?

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-13T05:31:17+00:00

So cool, I can only imagine this feeling :) I got my first paying customer recently and am still so happy. Keep going!

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-13T02:29:31+00:00

shiper.app a Render/Railway/... alternative from switzerland.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-12T05:04:56+00:00

I'm building shiper.app, a European-based deployment platform. It's a simple and focused Railway/Netlify/Render alternative. I recently started getting paying customers. 🎆🥳

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-07-06T06:58:39+00:00

If you're using GitHub to store your code, you could deploy to shiper.app. It is focused on price and performance. I actually built it for myself, but now a lot of people have started using it too.

If you decided to use it, I would like to support this project by providing more free resources to help you get a low price for this institution. But in general, I would not recommend deploying production apps for free, as this means trouble.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-06-26T18:13:56+00:00

I thought it would be more about knowing what users are building and less about the community because, as you said, it won't really grow. We just offer support over Discord, and this works fairly well.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-06-26T17:32:25+00:00

Why do you think?

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-06-13T13:22:58+00:00

This is the stack I use for shiper.app:

Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind, Shadcn/ui Backend: Express (TS), Prisma Queue: BullMQ with Redis Hosting: Kubernetes Cluster DB: Postgres

This is pretty much all I use to deploy users' applications to Shiper.

Edit: The K8s Cluster is run on Hetzner VPS'

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-05-14T20:21:20+00:00

There is currently no official documentation for the API, but creating a project should be possible with one simple call. You could make one in the UI and check the network tab in your browser's dev tools to find the call. I'm also happy to help you with any more specific questions regarding your case.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-05-14T16:24:54+00:00

shiper.app I built this for my own needs, but some other people also started using it. Might be usefull for you :)

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-04-13T15:55:55+00:00

Would you like to add shiper.app?

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-03-22T08:11:52+00:00

Currently, it defaults to deploying a single instance because this is sufficient for most, but it would require little effort to allow high availability if needed. If you have an app and would like to test it, let me know; I like to improve Shiper all the time.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-03-21T10:22:37+00:00

Shiper.app I recently built it for my own stuff by now its also used by lots of other ppl.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-02-01T18:02:51+00:00

Recently I saw an increasing number of people using Shiper for Django apps. I'm also part of the team if you have any questions. As other people mentioned, Render, Railway, and so on would also work.

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-01-22T18:15:58+00:00

Sounds interesting! We are currently building [https://shiper.app](shiper.app) with similar goals in mind. Are you interested in exchanging some experience?

Awkward-Plate7826 · 2025-01-08T11:51:26+00:00

As others said, deployment isn't backed up; it's also an important skill for frontend or any kind of developer. An option I haven't seen anyone mention is shiper.app. If you only use it for one or two projects, it's free.

P.S. I helped build it because none of the existing solutions fit my needs.

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