Free to self-host.
Run Better-PaaS on your own servers for free. A managed control plane is coming soon for teams who want us to operate Better-PaaS while they keep control of their servers.
Self-hosted
Install it on your VPS, home lab, or private cloud. You own the app, data, credentials, and runtime.
$0
Free to use
Unlimited apps on your hardware
Git deploys, HTTPS, logs, shell
Databases, volumes, backups
No platform markup or seat pricing
No request limits or egress charges
No vendor lock-in
Coming soon
Managed Better-PaaS
We will host and maintain the Better-PaaS control plane for you. You still connect and manage your own servers, so workloads stay on infrastructure you control.
Price announced later
Built for teams that want less maintenance without giving up server ownership.
Frequently Asked Questions
Self-hosting, agent access, CLI setup, and platform capabilities.
Install the CLI with
go install github.com/sumon-ohid/better-paas/backend/cmd/paas@latest, run paas connect with your dashboard URL, approve in the browser, then paas setup and restart your editor. See the CLI guide for profiles and MCP tools.Yes, it is 100% free. Better-PaaS is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Install on your own server for $0/month and run unlimited applications, databases, and agent tokens. No seat pricing or platform markup.
You only pay for your VPS/server directly to your cloud provider. Better-PaaS runs efficiently on a minimal server with 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM (typically costing $4 to $5/month on providers like Hetzner or DigitalOcean). For production workloads or heavy Docker image compilations via Nixpacks, we recommend 2 vCPUs and 2 GB+ RAM.
Yes, absolutely. Better-PaaS integrates out-of-the-box with Caddy. When you point any custom domain to your server, it automatically provisions and renews free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. There is no limit on the number of custom domains you can map.
Yes, absolutely. You can deploy as many web applications, static sites, APIs, and databases on a single server as its hardware (CPU and RAM) can handle. Better-PaaS does not impose any artificial caps or resource container limits.
You can spin up PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, and MariaDB directly on your server with one click. Better-PaaS handles backups (configured to run daily or on custom cron schedules) and uploads them to your own S3-compatible storage. There are $0 database platform fees - you only pay for storage.
Since your projects are linked to your Git repositories, migrating to a new server is as simple as installing Better-PaaS on the new VPS and re-deploying. You can export your app configurations and environment variables, then apply them to the new server with a few clicks.