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About Selfhost.dev

The managed home for
your whole backend.

Selfhost.dev is a managed-database and app-deployment platform. We run fully-managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and ClickHouse databases on AWS, and give you a managed server to deploy apps, databases, and one-click Supabase, all drivable in plain English from your AI editor.

We started Selfhost.dev tired of two bad options: pay a steep markup for managed infrastructure you don't control, or burn weeks wiring up servers and databases yourself.

So we built a third way, managed servers and databases, run for you, and billed only for what you actually use.

One platform. One bill.
Databases and apps, driven by AI.

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Why Selfhost.dev

Two features. One platform.
Run for you.

Your server, run for you

Fully-managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and ClickHouse on AWS, plus a managed server for apps and databases that we run for you. BYOC keeps your database in your own AWS account. No OS patching, no 2am pager, no DBA to hire.

AI native, end to end

150+ MCP tools across 23 modules let you manage databases and deployments in plain English from Claude or Cursor, the deepest first-party MCP in the category.

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Pay only for what you run

Prepaid credits: pay only for the compute, storage and egress you use. Top up from $5, watch your balance and burn rate, and pause at $0. Never a surprise invoice, and no tiers to deprecate: your credits are yours.

What we deliver

Everything your backend needs.
Without the operations.

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Managed databases

Production PostgreSQL (16-18), MySQL (8.0-8.4), Redis (7.0-7.2), and ClickHouse (24.3-25.1) on AWS, with Multi-AZ and forking on all four, and PITR and pooling on the SQL engines. Migrate in with standard tooling, nothing proprietary.

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Projects (a managed server we run)

Deploy from GitHub with auto-deploy on push, PR preview environments, custom domains, and live metrics.

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Databases & templates

PostgreSQL (with pgvector for embeddings), Redis, MySQL, and MongoDB inside a project, plus a one-click Supabase template.

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Bring your own cloud

Run your managed database in your own AWS account. Your data never leaves your infrastructure, no lock-in.

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AI-native control

150+ MCP tools across 23 modules. Manage everything from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

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Pay as you go

Prepaid credits, no tiers. Resources pause at a zero balance instead of generating a surprise bill.

Who's behind Selfhost.dev

A small team,
deep where it counts.

Selfhost.dev is built and run by three technical co-founders who cover the whole stack, infrastructure, product, and quality, plus the people who help it grow. It is a small, remote team, so there is no support tier to escalate through: when something matters, you are talking to the people who built it. The company, Swatantra Cloud Systems, is registered in Pune, India, and has been building Selfhost.dev since 2025.

Infrastructure & databases

Co-founder

Years in startups on the systems side. Most recently led a DevOps team, driving cloud cost-optimization and building the CI/CD pipelines an engineering org shipped on. He knows how systems behave under real load and is genuinely obsessed with databases. The managed-database and no-surprise-cost core of Selfhost.dev is his to own.

Product & applications

Co-founder

8+ years building software. Led the mobility team at a large enterprise, shipping apps used by a global sportswear brand, one of the UK's largest telecoms, and a Fortune 500 US healthcare company. Then senior mobile engineer, SDE 3, and technical lead at a startup, running its entire B2C engineering team. Builds the Selfhost.dev console and product experience.

Quality & backend

Co-founder

10+ years across startups and mid-size companies. Grew from QA engineer to senior QA, and now mentors QA teams while writing both the test automation and the backend code behind the platform. He is the reason reliability here is boring, in the best possible way.

Marketing & content

Team

A marketing specialist with a doctorate who also runs her own content brand. She writes the Selfhost.dev blog and runs content and growth end to end, from SEO and topical strategy to the stories that explain what we build.

Testimonials

Find out why people
love us.

5 out of 5 stars

Reduced our infrastructure setup time from weeks to minutes. What used to take a dedicated DevOps sprint is now a 3-minute setup.

Engineering Lead, Series A startup

5 out of 5 stars

Freed up 15-20% of sprint capacity previously spent on database operations. Our team can focus on product, not infrastructure.

Senior SRE, Fintech company

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Selfhost.dev the same as self-hosting?
No. Self-hosting is the practice of running software on hardware you own and maintain yourself. Selfhost.dev is a product and company (Swatantra Cloud Systems Pvt Ltd) that runs the servers for you, so you get the control of infrastructure we run for you without the operations, patching, or pager duty.
What is Selfhost.dev?
Selfhost.dev is a managed-database and app-deployment platform that does two things: fully-managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and ClickHouse databases on AWS (including BYOC in your own account) and Projects, a managed server where you deploy apps from GitHub and run databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL, MongoDB) or a one-click Supabase. All of it is drivable from your AI editor via MCP.
Who built Selfhost.dev and why?
Selfhost.dev was founded by engineers tired of two bad options: overpaying for managed infrastructure they didn't control, or spending weeks wiring up servers and databases by hand. Selfhost.dev is the third way, managed servers and databases, run for you, at transparent pay-as-you-go pricing.
What can I run on Selfhost.dev?
A managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or ClickHouse instance, or a project server hosting your app (deployed from GitHub) alongside PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL, MongoDB, and a one-click Supabase template, with custom domains, SSL, and live metrics.
How does pricing work?
Selfhost.dev is pay-as-you-go. Top up credits from $5 and pay only for what you use, no tiers, no subscriptions. A project server starts around $0.02/hour (stop it and you pay nothing); a managed database starts around $5/month. Run low and resources pause instead of generating a surprise bill. See pricing.
What is BYOC?
Bring Your Own Cloud lets you run your managed database inside your own AWS account. Selfhost.dev provisions, monitors, backs up, and scales it, while your data never leaves your infrastructure and there's no vendor lock-in.
What are MCP tools?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools let you manage your infrastructure in plain English from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client. Selfhost.dev ships 150+ tools across 23 modules, covering both managed databases and Projects. It's the deepest first-party MCP in the category. Explore the MCP server.
How is Selfhost.dev different from AWS RDS?
Selfhost.dev runs PostgreSQL on AWS at transparent pay-as-you-go pricing instead of RDS's premium, and bundles monitoring, alerts, and backups. You also get BYOC, project servers for your apps, and 150+ MCP tools. See the full RDS comparison.
How do I get started?
Sign up at console.selfhost.dev and a $1 welcome credit is yours immediately, no card needed (about 5 days of the smallest managed database, or 2 days of a project server). Spend it on anything: a project server or a managed database (from around $5/month). No subscription; you simply stop topping up to stop.

Own your infrastructure.
Skip the operations.

A managed database from ~$5/month. A full project server from ~$0.02/hour. Pay only for what you run. See how we compare.

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$1 welcome credit, about 5 days of a database free
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