The fastest way to deploy Docker containers to your own server. One command. Automatic HTTPS. Zero config. Platforms like Vercel and Railway have great DX but are expensive and lock you in. Self-hosting is cheap and flexible, but getting containers live with HTTPS is a pain. zero closes that gap — deploy any Docker image to your own server with a single command. Auto HTTPS, zero-downtime deploys, health checks, rollbacks, and preview environments. No YAML. No web UI. Just a CLI that works.
I kept running into the same problem: platforms like Vercel and Railway have amazing DX, but they're expensive and don't support arbitrary Docker images. Self-hosting is cheap and flexible, but setting up nginx, Certbot, deploy scripts, and health checks for every app is tedious.
So I built zero — a single binary that handles all of it. Run zero deploy and your container is live with automatic HTTPS, zero-downtime deploys, preview deployments, and health checks. No YAML, no web dashboard, no config files. Just SSH and a CLI.
It's open source (MIT), has only 2 dependencies, and runs on any Linux server.
I'd love to hear your feedback — what's missing? What would you use it for?
Hey Ronald, that gap between amazing DX on expensive platforms and tedious setup on self hosted is so real. Was there a specific project where you were setting up nginx, Certbot, and deploy scripts for the hundredth time and thought why am I still doing this manually in 2025?
Looks interesting! Even with own-written reverse-proxy, nice!
I'll definitely check it out, even as an AWS fanboy.
But comes at the right time when AWS AppRunner went into maintenance mode…
Ronald Blüthl
Hey! I'm Ronald, the maker of zero.
I kept running into the same problem: platforms like Vercel and Railway have amazing DX, but they're expensive and don't support arbitrary Docker images. Self-hosting is cheap and flexible, but setting up nginx, Certbot, deploy scripts, and health checks for every app is tedious.
So I built zero — a single binary that handles all of it. Run zero deploy and your container is live with automatic HTTPS, zero-downtime deploys, preview deployments, and health checks. No YAML, no web dashboard, no config files. Just SSH and a CLI.
It's open source (MIT), has only 2 dependencies, and runs on any Linux server.
I'd love to hear your feedback — what's missing? What would you use it for?