nixopus

First open-source deployment platform with an autonomous AI agent to deploy, monitor, and heal your apps. Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Nixopus Cloud to go live in minutes.

TOC

• Getting Started & Join Our Community
  • How It Works
• Features
  • AI-Powered Lifecycle
  • Chat Interface
  • Editor Extension
  • Multi-Server Orchestration
  • Full Machine Access
  • Framework Agnostic
  • * What's more
• Demo
• Self Hosting
  • Quick Install
  • Configuration
  • Requirements
• Contributing
• About the Name

Demo

See Nixopus in action, from deploying apps to day-to-day operations on your infrastructure.

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Getting Started & Join Our Community

Nixopus is the deployment platform where an AI agent handles your entire deploy lifecycle, from analyzing your codebase and generating configs to shipping your app and fixing failures. Connect your repo, tell the agent to deploy, and go live. Learn more in the introduction or jump to the quickstart.

	No installation required! Sign up and deploy your first app on Nixopus Cloud.
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How It Works

1. Connect your repo - link your GitHub account and select a repository.
2. Tell the agent to deploy - from the dashboard or your editor, the agent analyzes your codebase, generates the right config, and deploys.
3. Go live - your app gets a URL with HTTPS. Automatic SSL, routing, and domain management.
4. Agent keeps watching (in development) - if something fails, the agent reads the logs, creates a PR with a fix, and redeploys.

Features

AI-Powered Lifecycle

The agent generates configs, deploys, and fixes failures, autonomously. On other platforms, a failed deployment means reading logs, copying the error to an AI tool, getting a fix, pushing, redeploying. Repeat. Nixopus closes that loop. The agent detects the failure, diagnoses it, raises a PR with the fix, and redeploys without you.

Chat Interface

Deploy, add domains, check logs, roll back, troubleshoot. One conversational interface. Talk to the agent in natural language from the dashboard or your editor. Tag resources with @App, @Container, or @Domain to give it focus.

Editor Extension

Deploy from VS Code or Cursor without opening a browser. The extension puts the same agent in your sidebar. Chat, deploy, and manage your apps without leaving the editor.

Multi-Server Orchestration

One dashboard. Every server. Connect multiple servers and manage them all from one place. Monitor CPU, RAM, and running apps across your entire fleet. Multi-machine deployments, load balancing, and automated scaling are on the roadmap.

Full Machine Access

Terminal and containers right in the dashboard. SSH into your server, inspect running containers, stream logs, and debug from the browser. No separate terminal or jump host required.

Framework Agnostic

Next.js, Django, Rails, Go, FastAPI, Compose stacks. Anything that runs in a container. If it fits a container image, it ships on Nixopus. The agent detects your stack and generates the right build configuration automatically.

* What's more

Beyond these features, Nixopus also includes:

• Auto TLS: Every deployment gets TLS via Caddy. SSL provisioned and renewed automatically via Let's Encrypt. See configuration.
• Custom Domains: Point your domain at Nixopus with automatic DNS verification and SSL. Tell the agent "add domain app.mysite.com."
• Instant Rollbacks: Roll back to any previous deployment. Previous images are retained, so rollbacks don't require a full rebuild.
• Open Source & Self-Hostable: Your code, your data, your infrastructure. Self-hosting is free forever with full feature parity. No lock-in.

More features are being added as Nixopus evolves.

For a complete and up-to-date list of every feature across all categories, see FEATURES.md.

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Self Hosting

Run the full Nixopus stack on a machine you control.

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Learn more in the Self-Hosting Installation Guide.

Quick Install

curl -fsSL install.nixopus.com | sudo bash

Or with a custom domain and admin email:

curl -fsSL install.nixopus.com | sudo DOMAIN=panel.example.com [email protected] OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-xxxxx bash

Or use a different LLM provider:

curl -fsSL install.nixopus.com | sudo LLM_PROVIDER=anthropic ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-xxxxx bash

Configuration

All parameters are optional. Pass them as environment variables before the install command:

Environment Variable	Required	Description	Default
DOMAIN	No	Domain for automatic HTTPS	(empty, IP mode)
HOST_IP	No	Public IP of the machine	(auto-detected)
ADMIN_EMAIL	No	Admin account email	(empty)
CADDY_HTTP_PORT	No	HTTP port	80
CADDY_HTTPS_PORT	No	HTTPS port	443
NIXOPUS_HOME	No	Installation directory	/opt/nixopus
LLM_PROVIDER	No	LLM provider for the AI agent: openrouter, openai, anthropic, google, deepseek, or groq	openrouter
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	No	OpenRouter API key (default provider, gives access to Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, and more via one key)	(empty)
OPENAI_API_KEY	No	OpenAI API key	(empty)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	No	Anthropic API key	(empty)
GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY	No	Google AI API key	(empty)
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY	No	DeepSeek API key	(empty)
GROQ_API_KEY	No	Groq API key	(empty)

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The complete list of environment variables can be found in the Configuration Guide.

Requirements

Requirement	Minimum
Machine	Fresh VPS from any cloud provider (Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, etc.)
Architecture	x86_64 (amd64) or aarch64 (arm64)
RAM	1 GB minimum (2 GB+ recommended)
Disk	2 GB free minimum
Access	Root (the installer must run as root)
Docker	Installed automatically if not present (Docker Engine + Compose V2)

[!NOTE]

Use a fresh, dedicated VPS, not a machine already running other production services. The first user to sign up becomes the admin. After that, registration is closed and you invite users manually.

Contributing

Contributions of all types are more than welcome; if you are interested in contributing code, feel free to check out our GitHub Issues to get stuck in to show us what you're made of.

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We welcome all contributions that help make Nixopus better. Whether it's bug fixes, new features, documentation, or feedback, every contribution counts.

About the Name

Nixopus is derived from the combination of "octopus" (representing flexibility and multi-tasking) and the Linux penguin mascot (Tux). While the name might suggest a connection to NixOS, Nixopus is an independent project with no direct relation to NixOS or its ecosystem.

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