Free & open source · Self-hosted · Apache-2.0
Your own PaaS.
One command, total control.
Push-to-deploy apps, managed databases, custom domains with automatic HTTPS, and a built-in AI assistant — all on servers you own. No central control plane, no vendor lock-in.
Works with the tools you already use
The platform
Everything to run production
A complete platform — not a thin wrapper. The capabilities you'd reach for a managed cloud to get, on infrastructure you control.
Deploy anything
From a GitHub repo with auto-deploy on push, a public or private Docker image, or a one-click catalog template.
AI assistant
Operate the platform by conversation. It drives the same MCP tools as the UI and CLI, bound to your role.
✓ deploying api → staging…
Domains + automatic HTTPS
Add a domain → certificates issued and renewed for you. www↔apex and force-HTTPS in one click.
Multi-server fleet
Start on one server, add more over agentless SSH — no agent to install. Workloads schedule across them.
Database Studio
Browse schemas, edit rows behind a commit bar, run SQL — proxied safely; the browser never holds credentials.
Managed email
Mailboxes on your own domain with DKIM and DNS handled for you, and live verification of every record.
Metrics, alerts & backups
CPU/memory/disk/network time-series with thresholds, plus scheduled backups, point-in-time recovery and restore.
Secure by default
RBAC on every action, 2FA (TOTP) and SSO, and sealed secrets that are never logged or shown in plaintext.
See it in action
One platform, every workflow
The same control plane behind deploys, your data, your mail, and the assistant.
New app — choose a source
Database Studio — users
Inline edits commit in one reviewed transaction.
Managed Email — acme.com
Why ShipSquares
Managed DX, self-hosted economics
The developer experience of a managed cloud, with the control and cost profile of your own infrastructure.
Own your data
Everything runs on servers you control — apps, databases, logs, secrets. Nothing leaves your infrastructure.
No vendor lock-in
Apache-2.0, one open REST/OpenAPI contract, plain Docker + Compose. Take your stack and leave anytime.
A leaner core
One TypeScript control plane on Postgres + Caddy — no extra brokers, no Swarm, no Kubernetes to operate.
AI-native
An MCP server + built-in assistant let an agent drive the whole platform with your permissions.
How it works
From zero to deployed in minutes
Bring a server
Run one install command on a fresh Linux box — or add more later over agentless SSH.
Connect & deploy
Link a GitHub repo, push a Docker image, or pick a catalog template. Set env and secrets.
Live, with HTTPS
Your domain gets an automatic certificate; watch live logs and metrics, roll back anytime.
Compare
ShipSquares vs. Coolify & Dokploy
All the self-hosted PaaS basics — plus an AI-native, batteries-included core.
| Capability | ShipSquares | Coolify | Dokploy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built-in AI assistant + MCP — operate the platform via AI | ✓ | — | — |
| Database Studio — in-dashboard SQL browser & editor (PG/MySQL) | ✓ | — | — |
| Managed email — mailboxes + DKIM/SPF/DMARC records generated & verified | ✓ | — | — |
| Automatic-HTTPS proxy | Caddy | Traefik | Traefik |
| Control-plane datastore | Postgres only | Postgres + Redis | Postgres + Redis |
| Push-to-deploy · catalog · backups · multi-server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
ShipSquares is in beta. Coolify and Dokploy are battle-tested today — if you need production stability right now, use them, and check back as ShipSquares heads to 1.0.
Install in minutes
Bring a fresh Linux server and one command. You'll have a working HTTPS dashboard before you've even pointed a domain at it.