Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable PaaS that lets you deploy applications, databases, and services on your own servers with just an SSH connection, positioning itself as an alternative to Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel. The platform supports deploying from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Gitea using multiple build methods, manages 300+ one-click services, and handles networking, backups, and monitoring. It can be installed with a single curl command and offers both a free self-hosted option and a paid Coolify Cloud service.
- 62.8k stars, 5.6k forks, 694 contributors, and 710 releases on GitHub
- Built primarily in PHP (82.4%) with Blade, using Laravel and Svelte
- Apache-2.0 licensed and described as "free forever" with no feature behind a paywall
- Supports deploying to any SSH-accessible server including VPS, bare-metal, or Raspberry Pi
- Integrates with Claude Code and other AI tools via MCP, with agent skills configured in the repo
- 62.8k stars, 5.6k forks, 694 contributors, and 710 releases on GitHub
- Built primarily in PHP (82.4%) with Blade, using Laravel and Svelte
- Apache-2.0 licensed and described as "free forever" with no feature behind a paywall
- Supports deploying to any SSH-accessible server including VPS, bare-metal, or Raspberry Pi
- Integrates with Claude Code and other AI tools via MCP, with agent skills configured in the repo
Autoresearch is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) designed specifically for agent-driven machine learning, offering massive GPU resources like H100s to power automated scientific discovery. The platform provides various computational tools including interactive nodes with persistent disks, batch job submission, task execution, and sandboxed environments that automatically park during idle periods to reduce costs.
- Offers a fair queue system where the first node from any user gets priority over paid tiers.
- Sandboxes can be forked to test multiple RL samples efficiently, with forking being free of charge.
- Supports integration via MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers in tools like Claude, Cursor, and Zed.
- Includes features such as private networking, object storage with S3 endpoints, and profiling with clock locking.
- Offers a fair queue system where the first node from any user gets priority over paid tiers.
- Sandboxes can be forked to test multiple RL samples efficiently, with forking being free of charge.
- Supports integration via MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers in tools like Claude, Cursor, and Zed.
- Includes features such as private networking, object storage with S3 endpoints, and profiling with clock locking.
bex is an open-source, self-hostable PaaS that positions itself as an AI-native alternative to Render, letting developers push Git and receive a deployed URL on their own Kubernetes infrastructure. Coding agents operate as first-class users via MCP alongside the dashboard, CLI, REST, and GraphQL interfaces, all backed by a shared Go core. The platform uses a Kubernetes operator with Cluster API for machine provisioning, supports Render-style `render.yaml` Blueprints for declarative service definitions, and ships managed Postgres, Key Value, logs, metrics, autoscaling, custom domains with TLS, and SSH access.
- 471 stars, 50 forks, 9 contributors — including Claude, Cursor, and Copilot listed as named GitHub contributors
- Apache-2.0 licensed; explicitly marked "not ready for production workloads" (public alpha)
- Language split: Go 58.5%, TypeScript 32.9%, Shell 6.7%
- Internal "lego" Go workspace enforces a strict `operator → types ← backend` one-way dependency DAG
- Tracks Render compatibility via an evidence-backed "parity ledger" (ADR018) rather than marketing claims
- Local quickstart provisions a kind cluster + Cluster API with Docker-container machines as tenant nodes
- Includes an Expo mobile app for safe supervision workflows (App Store listing present)
- Commit history references agent-driven QA rounds (w4/w5/w6 workstreams) and live dashboard re-probes
- 471 stars, 50 forks, 9 contributors — including Claude, Cursor, and Copilot listed as named GitHub contributors
- Apache-2.0 licensed; explicitly marked "not ready for production workloads" (public alpha)
- Language split: Go 58.5%, TypeScript 32.9%, Shell 6.7%
- Internal "lego" Go workspace enforces a strict `operator → types ← backend` one-way dependency DAG
- Tracks Render compatibility via an evidence-backed "parity ledger" (ADR018) rather than marketing claims
- Local quickstart provisions a kind cluster + Cluster API with Docker-container machines as tenant nodes
- Includes an Expo mobile app for safe supervision workflows (App Store listing present)
- Commit history references agent-driven QA rounds (w4/w5/w6 workstreams) and live dashboard re-probes
