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Dev tools · February 24, 2026

Out Plane – A PaaS I built solo from Istanbul in 3 months

Hey HN, I posted Out Plane here last week. Wanted to share an update because I've been shipping a lot. I started this because deploying side projects was killing my motivation. Build something fun over a weekend, then waste two days on Dockerfiles, nginx, and SSL. So I built what I wanted — connect GitHub, push code, get a URL. Done. Since December I've added managed PostgreSQL, managed Redis with RedisInsight built in, Dockerfile auto-detection that pre-fills your config, real-time metrics, and scale to zero — no traffic means no bill. Per-second pricing, not hourly. Same Next.js + Postgres…

Out Plane – A PaaS I built solo from Istanbul in 3 months launched on February 24, 2026 with 11 votes, #985 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

Visit outplane.com ↗Alternativestop 6% of February 2026

In plain words

Out Plane is a platform-as-a-service for deploying side projects and applications. Users connect their GitHub repository, push code, and receive a live URL without managing Docker, nginx, or SSL certificates. It includes managed PostgreSQL and Redis databases, automatic Dockerfile detection, real-time metrics, and scale-to-zero pricing that charges per second rather than hourly. The platform is built and maintained solo and is designed to reduce deployment friction for developers.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Where AI agents deploy and run your software. Ask Otto, approve, and it runs: instances, managed PostgreSQL, domains, logs and a shell. No Kubernetes, no YAML.

Runway Program — Up to $5,000 in free credits Where AI agents deploy and run your software. Ask Otto, approve the change, and it runs. Instances, PostgreSQL, domains, logs and a shell, in one console. No Kubernetes. No YAML. Your agent already knows Out Plane. Install the CLI and its skill, then ask in plain words: deploy an app, attach a database, read the logs, find the fault, scale it. Otto does the same from inside the console, and neither gets more access than you have. Prefer git? Connect your GitHub repository and deploy with a single push. We auto-detect your stack, build a container, and run your app in seconds. No configuration files, no CI/CD setup, no infrastructure management.…from outplane.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN, I posted Out Plane here last week. Wanted to share an update because I've been shipping a lot. I started this because deploying side projects was killing my motivation. Build something fun over a weekend, then waste two days on Dockerfiles, nginx, and SSL. So I built what I wanted — connect GitHub, push code…

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