Local network
Usually a developer computer and a few devices on the same network. Ideal for local development servers and early testing with tools such as ngrok or other tunnel providers.
Perfect for local developmentDeploy applications and databases on your own hardware. Bring your own servers, invite trusted users, and run your full stack on infrastructure you control.
Connect any machine as a runner.
Push a container and get a live tunnel in seconds.
Postgres spins up on the shared fabric, ready to use.
Device count is a simple way to think about where your application should run. Althost is built for the middle ground: internet-accessible services shared with an initial group of users, without the overhead of a large cloud platform.
Usually a developer computer and a few devices on the same network. Ideal for local development servers and early testing with tools such as ngrok or other tunnel providers.
Perfect for local developmentShare an application over the internet with a test group or your first users. Althost is a strong fit when you need simple deployment on your own or shared infrastructure.
Perfect for althost.Larger audiences need higher availability, more capacity, and dedicated operational resources. Consider hosting with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Azure, or a similar cloud provider.
Perfect for cloud platformsFrom runtimes to databases — run your full stack on shared infrastructure without locking yourself into a single provider.
Node.js, Python, .NET, Go, Rust — if it runs in a container, it runs here. No vendor lock-in.
One-click PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Auto-backed up and auto-healed.
Applications share compute and memory in isolated containers. Efficient, secure, and cost-effective.
Connect your own servers — laptops, bare metal, or VPS — and deploy directly onto them. Your hardware, your control.
Make your infrastructure available to specific users, your team, or the entire network. Set who can use your capacity.
CPU, memory, network, and request logs for every container. Spot issues before they become outages.
Every service gets a persistent tunnel through your own infrastructure. No ngrok, no NAT punching required.
Althost is built around the idea that you should own your infrastructure. Enroll any machine, decide who can use it, and deploy freely.
Laptop, desktop, Raspberry Pi, bare metal server, or cloud VPS. Install the agent and connect in seconds.
Grant access to specific users or teams. Your infrastructure stays dedicated to the people you choose.
Set resource limits per machine, choose which runtimes and databases are allowed, and disconnect anytime.
Whether you use the shared pool or connect your own hardware, the workflow is the same.
Install the agent on any machine — laptop, bare metal, or VPS. It registers with the network and reports available resources.
Push a Dockerfile or select from a library of starters. A persistent tunnel is created automatically — your service is reachable instantly without exposing ports or configuring DNS.
Attach PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Redis with a single command. They live on the same shared fabric as your app.
Your app gets a public endpoint through the tunnel with automatic TLS and continuous health monitoring. No reverse proxy setup, no port forwarding — it just works.
Spin up production-grade databases in seconds. Each runs in its own container with automatic backups and replication.
Store objects and volumes on the same shared fabric as your apps and databases. Mount them to containers, serve them over your own domain, and back them up without leaving the platform.
Upload files through the CLI or portal and serve them from your own domain. S3-compatible API, no proprietary client required.
Attach persistent volumes to any container. Data survives restarts and moves with your workload across runners.
Snapshots run on a schedule and replicate across the fabric. Roll back to any point with a single command.
Grant file access to specific users or teams. Your storage stays on the infrastructure you choose.
Every runner establishes a persistent WebSocket tunnel back to the control plane. No port forwarding, no dynamic DNS, no third-party tunnel services.
The tunnel stays alive across network interruptions with automatic reconnection. Your services remain reachable as long as the runner is online.
Runners sit behind NAT or firewalls and connect outbound only. No open ports required on your infrastructure.
The control plane proxies HTTP requests through the tunnel to your service. Custom domains, subdomain routing, and TLS termination handled automatically.
Join the network. Deploy your apps, run your databases, and contribute resources — all from one platform.