For indie hackers
Build on your own terms, then keep shipping when the project gets real
dFlow gives solo builders and tiny teams a calmer path to production: self-host when you want full control, keep a smoother deploy workflow, and add managed scale without rewriting how the product ships.
- Own the infrastructure pathKeep your stack portable instead of locking your product into one hosted platform.
- Launch without ceremonyGo from idea to live service with less YAML, fewer handoffs, and less platform overhead.
- Pay for what growth actually needsStart lean on your own worker nodes and add managed capacity only when traction demands it.
- Stay solo without feeling unsupportedUse one control plane for services, deploys, logs, and operational visibility as your product grows.
Go live in 3 clear moves
A small team does not need a complicated platform. It needs a short path from “I have code” to “this thing is live and observable.”
Create an Application
Spin up a new application, pick an environment, and choose your preferred server—self-hosted or from our marketplace.
Add Services
Attach services like Git-based apps, Docker containers, or managed databases to your environment.
Create & Deploy Service
Click on “Create Service” to deploy your app. Whether it’s Git, Docker, or a database it’s live in seconds.
Bring your stack, not a new hosting religion
Use the frameworks and runtimes you already reach for, while keeping the platform layer simple enough for one builder or a tiny team to operate.
Bring the stack you already know
Deploy the app, API, worker, or side-project backend you are already building without swapping to a hosted-only workflow.
Keep one operating surface
Use the same control plane for deploys, logs, environment settings, and worker node management.
Ask for stack support when you need it
You are not boxed into one narrow golden path. The builder community is there when your setup gets more specific.
Need answers before you switch?
The common objections from solo builders and tiny teams, answered in the same cleaner system as the rest of the page.
dFlow is an open-source platform to deploy and manage apps on infrastructure you control, with an optional managed worker-node path when you want hands-off scaling.
Not at all. dFlow is zero-DevOps just push your code, and we handle worker nodes, Docker, networking, and deploy pipelines for you.