Push-to-deploy from GitHub, provision Postgres / Redis / MongoDB with a built-in data explorer, automatic HTTPS domains, encrypted secrets, and instant image-pinned rollbacks — on a VPS you control.
Every HostRails panel hosts its own installer — grab your exact command (with key) from System → Install HostRails on another server. First server ever? See the install docs.
One command turns a bare VPS into a private deployment platform. Everything after that happens in the dashboard.
It installs Docker, Node, and the build toolchain, starts Caddy and BuildKit, and runs the control plane under systemd. Open the printed URL and create your admin account — no default credentials, ever.
Pick a repository, and HostRails detects the branch, names the service, wires the push webhook, and deploys — builds run through Railpack + BuildKit, no Dockerfile required (but respected if present).
Provision Postgres, Redis, or MongoDB in one click — sibling apps automatically receive a ready-made connection URL. Generated *.sslip.io domains work with zero DNS setup; custom domains get automatic HTTPS from Caddy.
The workflows you'd expect from a hosted platform, running as a single service on hardware you pay pennies for.
GitHub webhooks trigger builds on every push. Live streaming build and runtime logs with search, filters, and download.
Every deployment keeps its image and environment snapshot. Roll back to any previous success in seconds — no rebuild.
Postgres, Redis, and MongoDB with an in-dashboard table browser, SQL console, key editor, document viewer, backups, and one-click credential reveal.
Environment variables are encrypted at rest and write-only by default. Paste a whole .env, import a file, or edit everything as a file — reveals are audit-logged.
Wildcard subdomains from your root domain (or zero-DNS sslip.io), custom domains with DNS guidance and verification, certificates issued on demand by Caddy.
Scale beyond one box: agents on additional servers connect outbound over WebSocket with signed commands — no inbound ports, one-line install.
Every authenticated state change — deploys, secret reveals, credential rotations — lands in a durable audit log.
Programmatic access with per-scope, per-project tokens. Session-only admin endpoints stay walled off from API keys.
No seats, no deploy fees, no usage meters. Your server, your data, your platform.
HostRails detects your public IP, offers a zero-DNS wildcard domain, generates webhook secrets, pre-fills the GitHub OAuth app form, and warns before you generate an install command a server can't reach. The sharp edges have been filed off.
# fresh droplet → running platform $ curl -fsSL https://panel.hostrails.xyz/get.sh | sudo bash -s -- --key ●●●●●●●● ==> Installing Docker, Node 22, Go… ==> Building HostRails… ==> Bootstrapping Caddy + BuildKit… ==> Done! Open http://your-server:3000 and create your admin account.