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Deploy on exe.dev

Step-by-step recipes for running the apps you want on a VM of your own.

n8n Automation Connect your apps. Let the boring bits run themselves. Self-host n8n Claude Code AI agents A computer for Claude. A breather for your laptop. Run Claude Code on a remote server OpenClaw AI agents An AI sidekick with its own computer. Your laptop can take a nap. Host OpenClaw code-server Developer tools Your editor in a tab. Your projects right where you left them. VS Code in your browser, with code-server Uptime Kuma Monitoring A little lookout for your websites. Green bars encouraged. Self-host Uptime Kuma

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick a recipe

    Each one is a tested, step-by-step guide that ends with the software running, reachable, and backed up.

  2. 2

    Click Deploy

    exe.dev creates a VM, and its agent, Shelley, follows the recipe for you. Or follow it yourself over SSH.

  3. 3

    It's yours

    A real Linux machine with a persistent disk, HTTPS, and SSH. Private until you share it. Change anything.

AI agents

All 9 →
Claude Code AI agents A computer for Claude. A breather for your laptop. Run Claude Code on a remote server OpenClaw AI agents An AI sidekick with its own computer. Your laptop can take a nap. Host OpenClaw Codex AI agents A computer for Codex. An early night for your laptop. Run Codex on a remote server OpenCode AI agents Every model, one VM, and an agent that works while your laptop sleeps. Run OpenCode on a remote server Hermes Agent AI agents An agent that remembers you, on a computer that never sleeps. Self-host Hermes Agent Pi Durable AI agents An agent that picks up where it left off, even after kill -9. Host a Pi Durable agent

AI apps

Self-host AI apps →
Open WebUI AI apps A private ChatGPT for you and your team. No API keys. Self-host Open WebUI

Developer tools

All 7 →
code-server Developer tools Your editor in a tab. Your projects right where you left them. VS Code in your browser, with code-server Docker Engine Developer tools Keep the docker CLI. Send the builds, the containers, and the fan noise to a VM. Use exe.dev as a remote Docker host Dev, Test, Prod Developer tools You can build, test, and deploy on exe.dev. Dev, Test, Prod: Choose One, Two, or Three Forgejo Developer tools Self-hosted Git forge with exe.dev SSO Forgejo Gitea Developer tools Self-hosted Git forge with exe.dev SSO Gitea GitHub Actions runner Developer tools Log in easily into your CI environment Running a self-hosted GitHub Actions Runner

Frameworks

Deploy your app →
Django Frameworks Your Django app on a computer of its own. git push to deploy. Deploy a Django app Docker Compose Frameworks Your compose.yaml on a VM of its own. git push to deploy. Deploy a Docker Compose app from GitHub Laravel Frameworks Your Laravel app on a server of its own. git push to deploy. Deploy a Laravel app FastAPI Frameworks Your API on a VM of its own. Push to deploy; the data stays put. Deploy a FastAPI app Next.js Frameworks Your Next.js app on a server of its own. git push to deploy. Deploy Next.js on your own server Ruby on Rails Frameworks Your Rails app on a server of its own. git push, and it's live. Deploy a Rails app

Serverless

Self-host serverless platforms →
celld Serverless Durable Objects on a VM you own. Same code, your bucket. A Durable Object with celld

Migration

Migrate to exe.dev →
Apps from Heroku Migration Your Procfile, config vars, and Postgres on a VM of your own. Migrate a Heroku app to exe.dev Droplets from DigitalOcean Migration Same server, new home. Rehearsed while the droplet keeps serving. Migrate a DigitalOcean Droplet to exe.dev Durable Objects from Cloudflare Migration Same Worker, same objects, new home. Every key and row checked. Migrate a Durable Object from Cloudflare

Automation

Self-host workflow automation →
n8n Automation Connect your apps. Let the boring bits run themselves. Self-host n8n

Monitoring

Self-host monitoring and status pages →
Uptime Kuma Monitoring A little lookout for your websites. Green bars encouraged. Self-host Uptime Kuma

Databases

Self-host databases →
PostgreSQL Databases Your own Postgres on a real disk, with backups you've actually restored. Self-host PostgreSQL

Productivity

Self-host productivity tools →
Cal.diy Productivity Open-source scheduling app on exe.dev Cal.diy

Don't see what you need?

Anything that runs on Linux runs on exe.dev. Describe it, and Shelley sets it up on a new VM.

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