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Platform Architecture

RepoCloud provides two deployment models on shared infrastructure:
  • Container Apps — managed Docker containers deployed through a container orchestration platform. RepoCloud handles networking, SSL, scaling, and lifecycle management. You interact through the dashboard only.
  • VPS Apps — dedicated virtual private servers provisioned on bare-metal hosts. You get full root SSH access, a dedicated IPv4 address, and direct control over the operating system.
Both models share the same user dashboard, billing system, and support infrastructure.

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Deployment Workflow

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Container App Deployment

1

Select an Application

Browse the marketplace of 390+ pre-configured applications and click Deploy Now.
2

Configure

Name your project, choose autoscaling (the default) or a fixed resource tier, and fill in any app-specific settings. Most applications have sensible defaults.
3

Automated Provisioning

RepoCloud pulls the application’s Docker image, provisions a container with persistent storage, configures networking and SSL, and assigns an auto-generated HTTPS URL.
4

Ready

Your application is online in 3–7 minutes. The dashboard shows live deployment progress and transitions to the manage page automatically.

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VPS App Deployment

1

Select a VPS Template or Use AI Deploy

Choose from 5 pre-configured VPS templates (Coolify, Dokploy, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Ubuntu VPS) or use AI Deploy for any GitHub repository.
2

Select a Tier

Pick a resource tier (starting at $6/month for VPS). Some apps have minimum requirements — for example, Coolify and Dokploy need at least 2 GB RAM.
3

Automated Provisioning

The control plane provisions a virtual machine, assigns a dedicated IPv4 address, installs the selected application, and configures SSH access with a generated root password and SSH key.
4

Ready

The VPS is online in 2–5 minutes. SSH credentials and the IPv4 address are displayed on the manage page.

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AI Deploy Workflow

1

Paste a GitHub URL

Go to repocloud.io/ai-deploy and enter any public GitHub repository URL.
2

Select Tier and Start

Choose a resource tier and click Start Deployment. An AI agent takes over.
3

AI Configuration

The agent clones the repository, analyzes the codebase, provisions a VPS, installs dependencies, and configures the application. You can watch the process in a real-time chat interface.
4

Ready

Once deployment completes, the agent provides SSH credentials and the application URL. The VPS instance appears on your dashboard.

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Management

All instances — Container Apps and VPS Apps — are managed from the same dashboard.

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Dashboard Features

  • Live status indicators: real-time polling shows each instance’s current state (Deploying, Online, Paused, etc.)
  • Project tags: organize instances with custom tags
  • Search, sort, and filter: find instances by name, status, app, or tag
  • One-click actions: pause, delete, rename, and manage from the dashboard row

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Container App Management

From the manage page:
  • Edit environment variables
  • Change the Docker image or tag (for version pinning or updates)
  • View application logs
  • Rebuild / update to the latest application version
  • Add a custom domain (CNAME-based with automatic SSL)
  • Resize to a different tier or switch to/from autoscaling

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VPS App Management

From the manage page:
  • View SSH credentials (root password, SSH keys) and IPv4 address
  • Power on, power off, and reboot the server
  • Access a browser-based console (no SSH client needed)
  • Manage SSH keys
  • Reset the root password
  • Resize to a larger tier (disk cannot be shrunk)
  • Create, restore, and delete snapshots
  • Monitor CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth usage charts
  • Add a custom domain (A-record based)
  • Delete the instance

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Billing

RepoCloud uses a prepaid credit system with hourly metering:
  • Hourly charges: resources are billed every hour based on your tier
  • Autoscaling (Container Apps): you pay only for the tier actually used each hour
  • Paused billing: paused instances are billed at 25% of the normal rate
  • Auto-recharge: optionally charge your card automatically when your balance drops below a threshold
  • VPS grace period: instances paused at zero balance have 15 days before automatic deletion
See Billing for complete details.

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Elastic Hourly Autoscaling (Container Apps Only)

Container Apps deployed with autoscaling (the default) dynamically adjust resources based on usage:
  • Scales up instantly when your application needs more CPU, RAM, or storage
  • Scales down when demand drops
  • Bills only for the tier used each hour
  • No manual intervention required
Autoscaling is not available for VPS Apps — VPS instances run on fixed tiers and must be resized manually.

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Next Steps

Technical Details

Hardware specs, networking, and resource tier details

Deployment Options

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Dashboard

Learn the dashboard features

API / MCP

Deploy and manage instances programmatically