We've been running deployments manually for 40+ products across BlueForge. Every time we add a new product, we repeat the same setup: create a repo, configure CI/CD, set up environment variables, wire up SSL certificates, configure domain routing.
It's tedious. And every manual step is an opportunity for misconfiguration.
**The Problem with Existing Solutions**
Vercel is great for frontend apps. Railway and Render handle backend services well. But when you need something in between — full control over your deployment environment, the ability to run arbitrary Docker containers, but without the overhead of managing your own Kubernetes cluster — there's a gap.
Forge-hosting fills that gap.
**How It Works**
Connect your Git repository, configure your environment variables, and push. That's it.
Our webhook receiver (the `builder` app) receives your push event, queues a BullMQ job, and a Docker build worker spins up. Your app is built in an isolated container, artifacts are stored in MinIO, and Traefik automatically routes traffic based on your project configuration.
**Key Features**
- **Zero-config SSL**: Let's Encrypt certificates provisioned automatically and renewed before expiry - **Automatic rollbacks**: If a deployment fails health checks, we automatically roll back to the previous successful deployment - **Environment variables**: Managed per-environment (staging/production) with secret masking in logs - **Custom domains**: Point your domain at our routing layer and we'll handle the rest - **Build minutes**: 500 minutes free per month, additional minutes at $0.01/minute
**The Stack**
- BullMQ for job queuing - Docker for isolated builds - MinIO for artifact storage (S3-compatible) - Traefik for reverse proxy and routing - Drizzle ORM for project/deployment metadata
**Who's It For**
Forge-hosting is designed for small teams and solo developers who want the power of containerized deployments without the operational complexity. If you've outgrown Vercel but don't want to manage Kubernetes, forge-hosting is your middle ground.
Available now at hosting.blueforge.studio.