Openship
Open-source, self-hostable deployment platform with built-in CI/CD.
Push code, ship containers, manage infrastructure — from a desktop app, web dashboard, or CLI.
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Quick Start
npm i -g openship # or: curl -fsSL https://get.openship.io | sh
openship up # installs Openship as a background service (starts on boot, auto-restarts)openship open opens the dashboard; openship stop stops the service. Want a one-off attached run instead? openship up --foreground. To deploy a project:
cd your-project
openship init # link this directory to a project
openship deployPrefer Docker? Clone the repo and use the compose stack:
git clone https://github.com/oblien/openship.git && cd openship
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -dOr grab the desktop app (openship install, or download from openship.io).
What It Does
Point it at a repo. Openship detects your stack, builds it, configures everything, and ships it — zero config files, zero pipelines, zero YAML.
Databases, domains, SSL, CDN, mail, backups — all managed from one place.
Works with Openship Cloud (managed) or any Linux server you own. Solo devs shipping side projects and teams running production use the same tool.
Features
| Built-in CI/CD | Push-to-deploy, preview environments, staging/prod flows, rollbacks |
| Any stack | Node, Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Java, .NET, Docker, monorepos |
| Full backend | Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, workers, WebSockets, storage |
| Domains & SSL | Automatic Let's Encrypt, wildcards, unlimited domains, auto-renewal |
| CDN | Edge caching, HTTP/3, Brotli compression, instant purge |
| Mail server | Built-in SMTP with DKIM/SPF/DMARC — no Mailgun or SES needed |
| Backups | Scheduled, databases + volumes, one-click restore, export anytime |
| Real-time monitoring | Live build logs, container metrics, and resource usage streamed to your screen |
| Scaling | Auto-scaling on cloud, multi-node ready on self-hosted |
| Portability | Standard Docker containers — move between providers freely |
| Docker Compose | Deploy existing compose files as-is |
Deploy Anywhere
- Openship Cloud — managed, auto-scaling, zero setup
- Any VPS — Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Linode, OVH, and the rest
- Dedicated servers — bare metal, colo, homelab
- Multi-server — spread workloads across machines
Same interface regardless of where you deploy.
Three Interfaces
- Desktop app — full GUI, real-time logs, one-click everything.
- Web dashboard — the same UI in the browser, built for teams.
- CLI — scriptable and CI-friendly.
A REST API and MCP (AI agent protocol) round it out for automation and tooling integration. Full command and API reference at openship.io/docs.
[!NOTE] The docs are still a work in progress — we're actively filling them out. If something's missing or unclear, contributions are hugely welcome and help us get there faster.
Status
Production-ready core, actively developed.
Coming next: multi-node clusters, load-balancing UI, private networking, advanced monitoring, and visual CI/CD pipelines.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
Openship is open-source software, licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
You may use, run, modify, self-host, and distribute it — including in commercial and closed-source products — under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE for the full text.