What Openship Is

Openship is a desktop-first deployment platform with built-in CI/CD and full infrastructure control.

It removes the gap between writing code and running it in production.

No pipelines to maintain.
No YAML to manage.
No platform lock-in.

The Core Idea

Most platforms run everything on your server:

• CI/CD pipelines
• Build systems
• Dashboards
• Databases
• Your apps

→ Your production resources are shared with tooling.

Openship

Your machine

• Desktop app (UI)
• Build system (local by default)
• Deployment control

Your server

• Production containers only

→ No resource contention
→ Predictable performance
→ Clean architecture

Desktop-First Architecture

Openship is not a hosted dashboard.

It’s a local control plane for your infrastructure.

• Builds run locally by default
• Deployments are triggered instantly
• Works with any VPS or private network
• No dependency on a remote control layer

Your server stays minimal:

• No CI runners
• No dashboards
• No management services

Only your apps.

Built-in CI/CD (Without the Overhead)

CI/CD is fully integrated — without pipelines to configure.

• Deploy on every push
• Preview environments per branch
• Staging and production flows
• Rollbacks built-in

You can still use:

• CLI workflows
• External CI if needed
• Server-side builds (optional)

Default: simple, fast, local.

Deploy Anywhere

• Openship Cloud (managed)
• Any VPS or bare metal
• Any provider, any region
• Multi-server deployments

Same app, same flow — everywhere.

Full Backend Support

Run complete applications out of the box:

• Databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Redis / caching
• Background workers
• WebSockets
• APIs
• Storage

Provision and manage everything from the app.

Any Stack

If it builds, it ships.

• Node.js, Bun, Deno
• Python, Go, Rust
• PHP, Ruby, Java, .NET
• Docker (full control)
• Monorepos supported

No lock-in to a runtime.

Domains & SSL

• Automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt)
• Wildcard domains
• Unlimited domains
• Auto-renewal

No manual setup.

The Desktop App

Everything in one place:

• One-click deploys
• Live build logs
• Real-time metrics
• Domain & DNS management
• Database control
• Backups & restore
• Scaling controls

Replaces:

• CI dashboards
• SSH workflows
• Manual Docker setup

Developer Interfaces

CLI

openship deploy
openship logs --follow
openship rollback
openship domains

REST API

Automate everything:

• Deployments
• Projects
• Domains
• Logs

MCP (AI / Agent Control)

Expose deployment actions to external agents when needed.

Backups

• Scheduled backups
• Databases + volumes
• One-click restore
• Export anytime

Portability

Move anywhere:

• Cloud ↔ self-host
• VPS → VPS
• Full export/import

No proprietary formats:

• Standard Docker containers
• Encrypted transfer via SSH

Built-in Mail Server

• Unlimited domains
• Standard email auth (DKIM, SPF, DMARC)
• No external providers required

Global CDN

• Edge caching
• Compression (HTTP/3, Brotli)
• Instant cache purge

Works with any deployment.

Scaling

Cloud

• Auto-scaling
• Load balancing
• Zero config

Self-hosted

• Upgrade servers anytime
• Move workloads without redeploy
• Multi-node ready

Architecture Comparison

Traditional Tools

Server runs:

• CI/CD
• Build system
• Dashboard
• Reverse proxy
• Apps

→ Resource contention
→ Complex setup

Openship

Local machine

• Builds
• Control plane

Server

• Production containers only

→ Maximum efficiency
→ Minimal overhead

Why Openship

• Desktop-first deployment loop
• Built-in CI/CD without pipeline overhead
• No YAML or infra complexity
• No server-side tooling overhead
• Works on any Linux server
• Fully open-source (AGPL-3)
• No vendor lock-in

Example Flow

1. Connect your repo
2. Connect a server (or use cloud)
3. Click deploy

Under the hood:

• Build runs locally
• Production container is shipped
• App goes live

Philosophy

Infrastructure should be:

• Local-first
• Transparent
• Portable
• Fully owned

Not hidden behind platforms.
Not tied to pricing models.
Not dependent on proprietary runtimes.

Open Source

• AGPL-3 licensed
• Fully self-hostable
• No usage limits
• Community-driven

Status

Production-ready core.

Planned:

• Multi-node clusters
• Load balancing UI
• Private networking
• Advanced monitoring
• Visual CI/CD pipelines

Get Started

• Download the app
• Connect your repo
• Deploy in minutes

No lock-in.
No complexity.
Full control.

License

AGPL-3