Deploy backends without the hassle. An Open source alternative
I built Shorlabs out of personal frustration. Frontend deployment with Vercel felt effortless, but deploying and managing backend infrastructure was consistently painful. I wanted the same experience for backend services: connect a GitHub repository and have everything else handled automatically. Shorlabs is a backend PaaS for Python and Node.js applications. It deploys, manages, and scales backend services on top of AWS Lambda, so developers don’t have to provision or maintain servers. The workflow is simple: connect GitHub, import a repository, configure, and deploy. Most backend PaaS…
Deploy backends without the hassle. An Open source alternative launched on January 26, 2026 with 14 votes, #815 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Shorlabs is an open source development tool that simplifies backend deployment. It eliminates common complexities associated with setting up and managing server infrastructure, making it easier for developers to get applications running. The platform targets software developers and teams who want to reduce friction in their deployment workflows. As an open source solution, it offers transparency and the ability to modify the code to fit specific needs.
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From the sources
Shorlabs builds, deploys, and runs your apps, databases, and domains inside your own AWS account, from first deploy to production scale. No YAML, no console, no DevOps hire.
Lambda or ECS Fargate — Shorlabs picks the right compute, builds the container, and ships it to your account. Every resource we create lives in your account. Your apps, data, secrets, and costs never leave it. Managed RDS & Aurora Postgres, provisioned inside your VPC with backups and connection strings wired in. S3 buckets with sane policies, versioning, and IAM access — bound to your service by default. Point a domain, get automatic TLS. Route 53 records and ACM certificates handled for you. Build output and live CloudWatch runtime logs in one stream. Plug into your existing monitoring. One plan, metered by the hour. Start with $10 free platform credit, then pay only for what Shorlabs…from shorlabs.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I built Shorlabs out of personal frustration. Frontend deployment with Vercel felt effortless, but deploying and managing backend infrastructure was consistently painful. I wanted the same experience for backend services: connect a GitHub repository and have everything else handled automatically. Shorlabs is a…
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