Caprover

CapRover gives you Heroku-like app deployment on your own VPS — Docker Swarm under the hood, automated SSL via Let's Encrypt, one-click app templates (Postgres, Redis, WordPress, etc.), and a REST API for programmatic deployment. For agents managing self-hosted infrastructure: deploy new apps, scale replicas, update environment variables, and manage custom domains via API. Completely free, runs on a $5/month VPS. Confidence is docs-derived.

REST API at captain.yourdomain.com/api/v2. Token auth required for all calls. Key resources: apps, deployments, system, oneclick-apps. POST /user/apps/appDefinitions/update deploys/updates an app. POST /user/apps/appDefinitions/register creates a new app. POST /user/apps/appDefinitions/delete removes an app. GET /user/apps/appDefinitions lists all apps (with container count, image, environment). POST /user/system/oneclick-apps/deploy installs one-click apps. Caprover CLI: caprover deploy for git-based deploys.

Password-based login: POST /api/v2/login with password returns token. Subsequent calls use Authorization: Bearer {token} header. Token is short-lived (configurable session). HTTPS enforced (via Let's Encrypt auto-cert). Admin password required for initial setup. Self-hosted: operator controls all auth configuration.

Standard HTTP status codes with JSON {status, description} responses. 1: success, 100+: error codes. App deployment: async (Swarm schedules container; poll app status). SSL provisioning: async via Let's Encrypt DNS challenge. CapRover self-hosted reliability: operator responsible. Container orchestration via Docker Swarm — single-node or multi-node cluster supported.

caprover.com/docs covers installation, app deployment, one-click apps, API reference, and CLI guide. Getting started: provision a VPS, run CapRover Docker container, access dashboard in under 5 minutes. caprover-cli for terminal-based deployment. Open-source MIT (GitHub: caprover/caprover). Community via CapRover Discord.