Overview
Platform as a Service software that builds, runs, and manages applications.
Definition
Platform as a Service software that builds, runs, and manages applications.
Real-world example
A team pushes a Rails API to Git; the PaaS builds a container, attaches Postgres, routes api.example.com over HTTPS, and streams logs - without SSHing to edit nginx configs.
Common mistake
Treating PaaS as "no ops." You still own patching, backups, capacity planning, and incident response on self-hosted PaaS.
Better-PaaS in practice
Better-PaaS installs as a control plane on your VPS. Apps deploy as Docker containers; Caddy terminates TLS and routes hostnames to the right container.
FAQ
Is PaaS only relevant to Better-PaaS?
No. PaaS appears across Docker, cloud platforms, and self-hosted tooling. Better-PaaS exposes the concept in deploy logs, dashboard fields, or docs when it affects your app.