Deploy
Node.js hosting, without the server admin.
Deploy any Node.js app or API straight from a GitHub repo. Selfhost.dev auto-detects the build, ships it onto a server we provision and maintain and keeps it healthy with auto-deploy on push, PR previews and SSL. The control of a dedicated Node server, with none of the upkeep.
Why rent a VPS and babysit Node, when Selfhost.dev can run it for you?
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What you get
Your Node app, in production.
On a server you control.
Whether it is an Express API, a NestJS backend, a Fastify service or a plain Node worker, Selfhost.dev builds it from your repo and runs it on a dedicated server. No Dockerfile required, though you can bring one, no reverse proxy to wire up, no OS to patch. Add a database and a domain and you are live.
Deploy in 5 steps
From zero to live.
No server to set up.
From a GitHub repo to a live Node service in a few steps, with the server handled for you.
Create a Project
Give it a name and pick where it runs; Selfhost.dev provisions a dedicated server for you. No cloud account to wire up.
Connect your Node repo
Connect the GitHub App or paste a public repo URL, then pick the branch to deploy. Enable auto-deploy on push so every commit ships.
Let the build pack detect Node
Nixpacks detects Node from your package.json and runs your install and build scripts. Set the start command, port and base directory if your repo needs it or bring your own Dockerfile.
Set environment variables
Add your secrets and config or paste a .env to import in bulk. They are wired into every build and deploy.
Add a database and a domain
Drop in a PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL or MongoDB database, point a custom domain and HTTPS goes live automatically.
Environment variables
Configure it
in minutes.
Most Node apps need a few variables. Selfhost.dev wires them into the build:
Paste a .env to import in bulk or set keys one by one. Values are wired into every build and deploy.
Key variables
Why Selfhost.dev
Node.js, the easy way.
On a server you control.
Any Node framework
Express, NestJS, Fastify, Koa, Hapi or a plain Node script. If it runs on Node, it deploys here.
Auto-deploy on push
Every push to your branch builds and ships, with PR preview environments, one-click rollback and streaming logs.
A server you control
Your app runs on a dedicated server with live CPU, memory and connection metrics, not a shared black box.
Databases alongside
Add PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL or MongoDB to the same project or attach a dedicated managed PostgreSQL instance.
Custom domain + SSL
Add your domain, verify DNS and HTTPS is provisioned and renewed automatically.
Pay only for what you run
Billed by the hour against prepaid credits, from about $0.02/hr and paused at a zero balance.
Drive it from your AI editor
Trigger deploys, stream logs, set env vars and add domains from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client: 189 MCP tools.
One server, many services
A Node API rarely runs alone. Put your API, a frontend, a worker and their databases on the same project server, billed as one server, not a service-by-service meter.