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oblien/openship

OpenShip is an open-source, self-hostable deployment platform that automates building, shipping, routing, and securing applications from a repository. It provides built-in CI/CD, automatic framework detection, and TLS provisioning for developers managing their own servers.

Project overview

The platform automates reverse-proxy configuration and Let's Encrypt certificate issuance after application startup, removing manual server operations tasks from the deployment workflow.

Project type: AI Agent · Workflow · Infrastructure
Use cases: Coding & Development
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: Apache-2.0

Best for

Developers and operations teams who want to self-host applications on a server and require automated routing, TLS, and CI/CD flows.

Key capabilities

Supports push-to-deploy, preview environments, staging and production flows, and rollbacks.
Reads package.json, framework config, lockfiles, and docker-compose.yml to work out the stack, package manager, build and start commands, and port without config files required.
Writes a reverse-proxy vhost to the domain and issues a Let's Encrypt certificate (HTTP-01) via the OpenResty edge after the app is up.
Drive the platform via a desktop app, web dashboard, or CLI, plus a REST API and MCP endpoint for automation.

Limitations and risks

The desktop application does not host public apps on your laptop; it requires a server or cloud connection for public endpoints.
Running via raw Docker Compose mounts the host Docker socket, making the API container host-privileged. It should only be run on a trusted host.

Getting started

Download and open the desktop application. The setup difficulty is rated as easy because the desktop application requires no login or terminal. Connect a server or Openship Cloud from the application interface.

Evidence and sources

README: Open-source, self-hostable deployment platform with built-in CI/CD.
README: Point it at a repo — it builds, ships, routes, and TLS-terminates your app.
README: Solo, one machine, no ops | Desktop app | A server you connect over SSH, or Openship Cloud
README: Three ways to drive the same backend: - **Desktop app** — full GUI, real-time logs, one-click everything. Best for solo. - **Web dashboard** — the same UI in the browser, built fo…
README: The control plane runs locally and drives your servers over SSH. No login, no terminal, no public surface — download, open, done:

Source updated at: 2026-07-24T23:09:18Z

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