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Introduction

Launcher is a platform that lets you deploy and manage applications on bare metal servers you own — with cloud-grade developer experience, zero-trust security, and no vendor lock-in.

Key Features

  • Own Compute — Run on dedicated servers you control, not shared multi-tenant infrastructure.
  • Cloud DX — Git push to deploy, automatic TLS, managed databases, and a dashboard to manage it all.
  • Zero-Trust Security — Every connection is authenticated and encrypted. No open ports, no VPNs.
  • No Vendor Lock-In — Standard containers, standard tooling. Move your workloads anywhere.

How It Works

Launcher consists of a control plane (hosted) and agents that run on your servers. The control plane orchestrates deployments, manages configuration, and provides the API and dashboard. Agents connect outbound to the control plane — your servers never need to expose inbound ports.

You bring your own servers from any provider (OVH, Hetzner, bare metal, VPS — anything with SSH access), connect them to Launcher, and deploy your applications.

Next Steps

  • Getting Started — Set up your first server and deploy an app.
  • Architecture — Understand how the control plane and data plane work together.
  • Servers — Learn how server management works.
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