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Deployment Platforms

Deployment platforms and server management tools.

AppLicenseFOSS problemsSSOUsersTested
CoolifySelf-hosted Heroku/Netlify alternative for deploying apps, databases, and services from Git with zero lock-in.Apache-2.0Permissive license. Like MIT, but each contributor grants users a patent licence covering their contribution, preventing later suits.—✅Unlimited✅
YunoHostServer OS that simplifies self-hosting with a one-click app catalog, built-in SSO, and automated updates.AGPLv3Copyleft license. If you modify it and run it as a service, you must publish your changes. Surrounding linked code must also be open.—✅Unlimited❌
CloudronManaged app hosting platform with automated backups, SSL, updates, and a curated catalog of self-hostable apps.Cloudron LicenseSource available license. Frontend and backend source published and developed in the open, but production use beyond a small free tier requires a paid subscription. App packages themselves are separately MIT-licensed.Core platform source-available, not open source; app packages are separately MIT✅Paid tiers❌
AnsibleAgentless configuration management — SSH-based YAML playbooks that install, configure, and update whatever's already running on a server.GPL-3.0Copyleft license. If you distribute it, modified or not, you must publish the source. Running it as a network service without distributing it doesn't trigger that.——Unlimited❌