Bare metal · Germany · EU
Docker hosting on real machines, not a hyperscaler.
Deploy a Docker image, a Git repo or a Compose file. Postgres, MySQL, Redis and volumes come with it. From €2.50 a month.
- 5-day trial
- No card
- No signup to look around
What you get
Everything an app needs, already wired up.
No cluster to run, no separate database bill, no surprise invoice at the end of the month.
Deploy from Docker, Git or Compose
Paste a Compose file, point at a repo, or give us an image. It is live in minutes.
Databases and volumes included
Postgres, MySQL, Redis and persistent storage. Connection details are wired into your app.
Change CPU and RAM in the UI
Resize a service without downtime. Set the numbers in the dashboard and apply.
HTTPS, logs and metrics by default
Certificates are issued for you. Every project runs isolated from the others.
Bare metal in Germany
Our own machines in the EU. No AWS, no GCP, and nothing to unpick if you leave.
Flat prices you can quote
From €2.50 a month per app. Free database tiers. Cost is broken down per project.
Why not big cloud
The same result, with much less to set up.
Containers stay portable either way. Start simple now and migrate later if you outgrow us.
Hostim.dev
- Live in minutes from Docker or Git
- Databases and storage included
- Clean handover, one project per client
- Flat pricing you can quote up front
- HTTPS and monitoring set up for you
Big cloud & US PaaS
- Long setup and a steep learning curve
- Bills that move month to month
- Databases sold as a separate product
- Data often leaves the EU
- Hard to hand over to a client
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Who it is for
Built for people who ship other people’s projects.
Freelancers
Ship fast, hand over cleanly.
- Deploy from Docker or Compose
- Bill each client project separately
- No servers or Kubernetes to manage
Agencies
Isolate clients, control costs.
- One project per client
- Clear cost breakdown per project
- EU hosting for EU customers
Students
Learn on real infrastructure.
- Docker, databases, real deployments
- Free trial and student credits
- Projects you can put in a portfolio
Trustpilot · 5.0 from 6 reviews
What people running on it say.
Awesome little host, Heroku-like experience at a fantastic price. Have moved a few client sites to Hostim and they have been running a dream. Also running a Shopify app clocking average 56ms webhook response times. Support has been great, and it's nice to see a fellow dev build their dream and make it a reality.
JaydonWe really love hostim.dev. Great support. Fair princing. Simplifies a lot of our processes. If you just want to deploy some containers, you have come to the right place.
Michael Baer, Freiband AGThe easiest setup experience with hosting infra and at such a reasonable cost! I needed a secure hosting solution without relying on the big 3 providers and hostim fit the bill perfectly.
HamzaSetup is straightforward and hassle-free. The web interface is clean and well structured, prices are fair, and the support is excellent.
MilloSmooth and reliable hosting experience. Performance is fast, uptime has been solid, and the platform feels clearly built with developers in mind. A great choice if you‘re looking for an affordable hosting with a clean, modern approach.
YevI've enjoyed deploying my docker app with Hostim.dev. It's very straightforward and cheap as well. Plus the support was very quick.
ArthurGuides
Deploy your stack.
Step-by-step guides for the frameworks people bring most often.
Questions
Before you sign up.
What is free?
Every service has a free tier: 256 MB of MySQL or PostgreSQL, 128 MB of Redis, and a 1 GB volume. Larger sizes start at €1 a month. App containers start at €2.50 a month. Every account gets one 5-day trial project with everything included: apps, databases, volumes and metrics.
Can I deploy with just a Compose file?
Yes. Paste your Docker Compose YAML and we generate the services from it. You can also deploy from a Dockerfile or from a Git repository, as long as the repo contains a Dockerfile we can build.
Where does my app run?
On bare-metal servers in Germany. We do not use AWS, GCP or any other large cloud provider, so your data stays in the EU.
Do I need to know Kubernetes?
No. You manage apps, databases and resources. The cluster is ours to run.
Is this for solo developers or teams?
Both. Every project has an owner, and the owner can invite other people to it as maintainers. A maintainer can create and manage apps, databases, volumes and shared environment variables, read logs and metrics, and add their own SSH key for bastion access. Billing, deleting the project and managing members stay with the owner.
Hostim.dev is built and maintained by me, Pavel, a DevOps engineer based in Germany.
If something breaks, you hear from me, not from a support bot.
Start now
Put something live today.
Open the dashboard and deploy a Docker image, a Git repo or a template. The 5-day trial project needs no card.
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