Supported cloud providers
The Deployer builds your app inside your own cloud account, so the first thing to decide is which cloud to use. Four providers are supported today, and Hetzner is planned. Exact services and features vary by provider. This page is an honest look at what each one can do.
The short version
You can deploy to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and DigitalOcean right now. Hetzner is listed but marked "Coming soon" — you'll see it in the connect screen, but you can't deploy to it yet. All four supported providers can run real web apps, APIs, and static sites; they mostly differ in how much of the fancier extras (custom domains, static hosting, email) is fully hands-off versus needing one small manual step that the app walks you through.
Support at a glance
| Provider | Deploy apps & APIs | Managed static hosting | Custom domains | Send email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Yes | Yes (S3 + CloudFront CDN) | Yes — fully automated | Yes (Amazon SES) |
| Google Cloud (GCP) | Yes | Yes (Cloud Storage) | Yes — may need a guided nameserver step | No native option¹ |
| Microsoft Azure | Yes | Yes (Blob static hosting) | Yes — may need a guided nameserver step | Yes (Azure Communication Services) |
| DigitalOcean | Yes | Yes (App Platform) | Yes — may need a guided nameserver step | No native option¹ |
| Hetzner | Coming soon | — | — | — |
¹ GCP and DigitalOcean don't offer a built-in email-sending product. If your app needs to send email, you can set up an email service on AWS or Azure and connect it to an app running anywhere — see Email services.
AWS is the most automated
AWS has been supported the longest and has the most fully hands-off features. On AWS, custom domains are completely automated: The Deployer requests the HTTPS certificate, wires up the CloudFront CDN, and creates the DNS records for you, with nothing to copy-paste. Static sites are served through a fast, private S3 + CloudFront setup, and email runs on Amazon SES. If you don't already have a preferred cloud, AWS has the most automated domain setup.
The others are fully capable too
GCP, Azure, and DigitalOcean all run real apps and support custom domains — the main difference is that pointing a domain may involve one guided step where you update your domain's nameservers (The Deployer shows you exactly what to change and then verifies it went through). This is a normal, one-time step and the app walks you through it. See Custom domains for the walkthrough.
What about Hetzner?
Hetzner appears in the provider list so you know it's planned, but it's marked "Coming soon" and can't be connected for deploys yet. Pick one of the four supported providers for now.
Ready to link an account? Head to connect a provider. Not sure which to try first? AWS is the smoothest default if you don't already have a preferred cloud.