AppWizzy gives you a private VM with Codex installed where you build, run, and host production web apps by chatting with AI. Your code is yours, the workspace persists, and the app lives in the same environment where it was created. Pay only for AI usage, hosting days, and optional templates
Hi Product Hunt
I am Philip Daineka, founder of AppWizzy.
I have been building software for around 16 years and running Flatlogic, our software development company, for 13+ years. Over that time, we have delivered many client projects and spent hundreds of thousands of hours building real business software: SaaS products, CRMs, ERPs, admin panels, portals, internal tools, and custom web apps.
One thing I have learned very clearly:
Making a prototype is easy. Shipping and maintaining production software is the hard part.
That's why I've always been skeptical of many vibe-coding platforms. They are impressive for quick demos, but I would not start a serious client project on something that only gives me a front-end preview, hides the infrastructure, or locks the app into a platform that is hard to control later.
So we built AppWizzy.
AppWizzy gives you a private dedicated VM with Codex installed, where you can build, run, and host production web apps by chatting with AI.
The key difference is that your app does not just get generated and exported somewhere. It lives in the same cloud environment where it was built. You get a real development machine, real backend capability, database support, hosting, source code access, different environment, and much more control over the stack - basically, everything you can do when you do indeed have full control over your VM.
AppWizzy started from our internal tooling at Flatlogic and has now become a standalone product.
We are also working on vertical production-ready templates for different use cases, so users can start from a strong foundation instead of a blank page and ship faster from day one.
For the Product Hunt launch, we are offering 20% off. Use promocode: APPWIZZY-LAUNCH2026
I would love feedback from founders, developers, agencies, and anyone who has tried vibe-coding tools but eventually hit the question:
"Okay, nice demo... but how do I turn this into a real production app?"
Thanks for checking out AppWizzy!
Philip
Finally found a platform that doesn't force me to follow arbitrary rules. Real environment, no cage, pure freedom. Why isn't every AI tool built like this? Is that too much to ask?
I've jumped between dozens of builders, always changing, never settling. AppWizzy feels different. It adapts to my projects, not the other way around. I can finally build exactly what I need, not just what fits a demo. Shape-shifting just got easier.
Congrats to the @AppWizzy team - I look forward to seeing the solutions built with Appwizzy in the coming days and weeks. I'm curious to see what others are building. I built this site with @AppWizzy . Easy and high-quality tools.
It gave me this: -- Starting generation now — you can refine data fields, UI screens, and matching logic after the scaffold is created. -- then it looks like the process has stalled, at least I see no visible progress any further
@okendoken The “works in the same environment it was built in” distinction is underrated. Every vibe-coding demo I’ve seen eventually hits the “okay but where does it actually run” wall. The co-located VM approach is a clean answer to that. Curious how you handle rollbacks - if the AI makes a destructive change mid-session, is that recoverable from within the same environment or does it require external Git discipline?
AppWizzy actually lets me build, not just assemble random UI blocks. When did software development tools forget this basic requirement?
Never thought I'd feel grateful for a dev tool. AppWizzy genuinely took stress off my team. Real care wrapped in a clean UI.
Why only Codex? We usually use Claude Code. And second question: where are the hosting servers located?
Thought AppWizzy would be another over-promised vaporware. Turns out, annoyingly, it delivers exactly what it promises. Competent, clear, and reliable-infuriatingly useful. You've spoiled my cynicism.
AppWizzy's approach of co-locating the coding agent, runtime, and host in one VM is smart. Separating build environment from deployment creates an entire class of 'works on my machine' bugs in AI-generated apps. How does Codex handle long sessions where the agent needs to reference files it created hours earlier: does it keep a persistent context index, or re-scan the workspace on each request?
Really happy to see AppWizzy live today.
The part I personally like most is that it is not just about generating a quick demo and then figuring out what to do next. You get a real workspace, your own code, a private VM, backend/database support, and a place where the app can actually keep running.
Curious to hear what people think, especially if you have tried building something serious with AI coding tools before.
Really proud to be part of the team behind Appwizzy! 🚀
I have seen how much work, care and energy went into building this product, and it's amazing to finally share it with the community.
We created Appwizzy to make app creation faster and less overwhelming for founders and teams, and I'm excited to see how people use it.
Would love your feedback and thanks so much for the support!
Cool project! I wanted to know, is there any reason why Codex was chosen over Claude? Why not both options?
About AppWizzy on Product Hunt
“Rent a private VM with Codex to build production apps”
AppWizzy launched on Product Hunt on June 4th, 2026 and earned 162 upvotes and 30 comments, placing #6 on the daily leaderboard. AppWizzy gives you a private VM with Codex installed where you build, run, and host production web apps by chatting with AI. Your code is yours, the workspace persists, and the app lives in the same environment where it was created. Pay only for AI usage, hosting days, and optional templates
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