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openship
Self-hostable deployment platform that builds and routes apps from Git
- Stars
- 15.3k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
28 on 21 Apr 202615,256 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Openship detects the stack of a GitHub repo, local folder or prebuilt artifact, builds it into a Docker image or bare release, runs it, and configures an OpenResty edge with Let's Encrypt certificates. It can be driven from a desktop app, web dashboard, CLI or JS/TS SDK, and exposes an MCP endpoint and REST API.
Who it is for: Self-hosters and teams wanting a Git-based deploy platform on their own servers
Strengths
- Auto-detects stack, build commands and port; openship.json is optional for overrides
- Push-to-deploy via GitHub webhook, with rollbacks and monorepo-aware rebuilds
- Manages databases, domains, TLS, backups and a built-in SMTP mail server
- Desktop app, dashboard, CLI, SDK and MCP endpoint all work against one instance
Weaknesses
- Hosting apps on the same box needs Linux with Docker; macOS and Windows deploy over SSH
- API container mounts the host Docker socket, so it should run only on a trusted host
- Bundles a GPL-licensed iRedMail engine in several distributions despite the Apache-2.0 core
- Multi-node clusters, load-balancing UI and private networking are still listed as upcoming
What it needs
- no GPU
- Compose
- Needs Docker (Compose mode), Postgres, Redis, OpenResty, Node 22+ (npm install)
Quick answers
Is openship open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license.
Can you run openship with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
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