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Introducing DeployWise: Deploy to Your Own VPS, Free Forever

We built DeployWise because deploying to a VPS shouldn't require a DevOps degree.

Mar 7, 2026
4 min read

The problem

Every developer knows the drill: you build an amazing app, push it to GitHub, and then spend hours configuring a server. Installing Node.js, setting up PM2, writing Nginx configs, issuing SSL certificates — it's the same tedious process every single time.

Cloud platforms like Vercel and Railway solved this with one-click deploys. But they come with a catch: bandwidth limits, vendor lock-in, and bills that grow with your traffic. A Next.js app serving 500GB/month costs $60+ on Vercel. The same app on a $5 VPS? Zero extra fees.

What DeployWise does

DeployWise gives you the Vercel experience on your own server. Connect your GitHub repo, point it at your VPS, and click deploy. We handle everything else:

Git clone and dependency installation
Build your app (Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, and 13+ more)
Start with PM2 — auto-restart, cluster mode, log management
Configure Nginx reverse proxy with optimized headers
Issue free SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt
Set up GitHub webhooks for auto-deploy on push

13+ frameworks, one workflow

DeployWise auto-detects your framework and configures the build accordingly. Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Remix, Gatsby, Vite, Express, Angular, Bun, Docker — if it runs on Node.js (or in a container), DeployWise can deploy it.

Each framework gets the right build command, start command, and Nginx configuration out of the box. No manual tweaking required.

Built for developers

Real-time logs

Watch every deployment step live via WebSocket

Instant rollback

One click to revert to any previous deployment

Preview deployments

Every PR gets its own preview URL

Build cache

Smart caching cuts deploy times by 60%

Custom domains

DNS verification + auto SSL configuration

CLI tool

deploywise deploy from your terminal

Free and open source

DeployWise is MIT licensed. No freemium upsells, no premium tiers, no usage-based billing. The entire platform — API, dashboard, CLI — is open source and free to self-host.

Your only cost is the VPS itself. A $5/month server from Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or Vultr can host multiple production apps with zero traffic restrictions.

Get started

Sign in with GitHub, add your VPS, and deploy your first app in under 2 minutes. Check out our deployment guide or jump straight to the dashboard.

Ready to deploy?

Push to GitHub, deploy to your VPS. Free forever.

Start Deploying