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About TinyPod

Fully managed hosting for open source apps. Pick an app, pay monthly, get a running instance — without touching a server.

Why we built TinyPod

Self-hosting is powerful — your data stays yours, no vendor lock-in, no privacy concerns. But it's also painful. Setting up Docker, configuring databases, managing SSL certificates, keeping everything updated — it's a full-time job.

We built TinyPod to give everyone the benefits of self-hosting without the complexity. The privacy of running your own apps. The convenience of a managed service.

What makes us different

No lock-in

Export your data anytime via SFTP. Move to your own server whenever you want.

Privacy first

We never sell your data. No ads. No profiling.

Open source apps only

Every app in our catalog is open source. We believe in the ecosystem that makes self-hosting possible.

Fair pricing

Pay only for what you use. Start from as little as $1.50/mo.

Transparent

Our status page shows real uptime. Our pricing has no hidden fees.

Reliable infrastructure

99.9% uptime target. Daily encrypted backups. Redundant servers.

Open source support

We love open source. The apps in our catalog are built by hundreds of developers donating their time. We share a portion of revenue with participating open source projects because we believe in sustaining the ecosystem we depend on.

Our stack

TinyPod is built on battle-tested infrastructure — Podman for secure rootless containers, Caddy for automatic SSL, Cloudflare for DNS and DDoS protection, and Hetzner for reliable European infrastructure.

Getting started

Sign up at tinypod.app. Get $5 free credit. Deploy your first app in under 2 minutes. No credit card required to start.

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