sh0 is a self-hosted deployment platform that combines deployment, reverse proxy, SSL, monitoring, and backups in one Rust-built binary. It offers 170 one-click templates, including WordPress, PostgreSQL, Redis, Grafana, and Ollama, and says it can automatically detect 19 stacks such as Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Java, .NET, and static HTML. GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket connections support push-triggered deployments and pull-request preview environments. Its REST API has over 180 endpoints and supports bearer-token and API-key authentication. Plans also list an AI assistant, 103 AI tools, and an MCP server for Claude Desktop and Cursor. Integrations include deployment notifications to Slack, Discord, Telegram, email, or webhooks. Security features include encrypted secrets, two-factor authentication, role-based access controls, and audit logging. The Free plan costs 0.00 USD per free and allows one stack; paid plans start at 19.00 USD per month. All plans list unlimited apps and deployments.

Who it is for

The Free plan is described for developers, while Scale is aimed at growing projects and agencies, and Business at teams, agencies, and enterprises. It suits users who want self-hosted deployments with integrated monitoring and backups.

What is good

Includes 170 one-click templates
Supports pull-request preview environments
Offers over 180 REST API endpoints
All plans list unlimited apps and deployments
Supports multiple Git providers

What to know first

Free plan is limited to one stack
Paid plans start at 19.00 USD per month
Minimum requirements include 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM

Verdict

sh0 combines deployment tooling, previews, monitoring, and backups in a self-hosted platform. The one-stack Free limit and listed system requirements are worth considering when choosing a plan.

sh0 plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free 1 stack · unlimited apps and deployments · 170+ templates · local backups · community support sh0.dev · 2 Oct 2026

Pro $19/mo 1 stack · managed databases, storage, email, auth, realtime and functions · 90-day audit log · email support sh0.dev · 2 Oct 2026

Scale $49/mo unlimited stacks · managed services · cloud backups · full monitoring and alerts · uptime monitoring sh0.dev · 2 Oct 2026

Business $99/mo unlimited stacks · multi-server BYOS · unlimited team members · RBAC · auto-scaling · 1-year audit log sh0.dev · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on preview environment software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $19/mo
Pull request previews: Yes
Preview lifecycle: both
Git providers: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Forgejo
Custom domains: Yes
Database previews: Yes
Preview expiry controls: configurable

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The record

Product

sh0 is a self-hosted deployment platform built in Rust that combines deployments, reverse proxy, SSL, monitoring and backups in one binary.

Templates

The platform lists 170 one-click deployment templates, including WordPress, PostgreSQL, Redis, Grafana and Ollama.

Git deployment

It connects GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket for push-triggered deployments and pull-request preview environments.

Stack detection

sh0 says it automatically detects 19 stacks, including Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Java, .NET and static HTML.

API

The REST API provides over 180 endpoints, and the API page says it supports bearer-token and API-key authentication.

AI and MCP

The pricing page includes an AI assistant, 103 AI tools and an MCP server for Claude Desktop and Cursor on every listed plan.

Integrations

Git provider integrations include GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket; deploy notifications can go to Slack, Discord, Telegram, email or a webhook endpoint.

Security

The security page describes AES-256-GCM encryption for secrets, Argon2id password hashing, TOTP two-factor authentication, RBAC and audit logging.

Security audits

The maker reports 34 issues found and fixed across three parallel audits, including six critical and ten high-severity issues, all resolved.

Backups

The product page lists scheduled backups with 13 storage providers, including S3, R2, SFTP, Dropbox and Google Drive.

Support

The Free plan lists community support through Discord, Pro and Scale list email support, and Business lists priority support.

Limits

The Free plan is limited to one stack, while Scale and Business list unlimited stacks; all plans list unlimited apps and deployments.

System requirements

The download page lists a minimum of 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB disk and Docker Engine 20+, with Linux x64 or macOS ARM64 named as minimum operating-system options.

Intended users

The maker describes Free as for developers, Scale for growing projects and agencies, and Business for teams, agencies and enterprises.

Price from

$19/mo