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Very interesting concept. Makes it more convenient than rolling up some docker containers to give a test drive to some repos that I might decide within an hour that "this isn't the one"
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1. Is there a limit to how many apps can be installed and run simultaneously (given resources limit with the 1GB of course)?
2. Can we shutdown and restart the apps as needed with data still preserved or do we need to backup the DB and delete the containers and then re-install them later and import DB dump?
DMed you with the link to one in Detroit.
thank you!
Quick test on both shows that after they implemented cloudflare, NL and detroit are giving me similar results.
You can run as many apps as you'd like within your resource pool. You can also adjust resources to individual apps as not all of them are built the same.
Yes you can shut down the containers and it will free up CPU and memory it doesn't however free up disk. You can also delete them at anytime.
We are currently in the process of implementing saved containers so you can delete and redeploy them at anytime.
One-click region moves are now live!
This is currently a beta feature, so please use it wisely and make sure you're ready before starting a move.
If you've been waiting for a chance to move your apps to the EU/Amsterdam region, now's your chance.
You can find the new Change Region option under your Subscriptions tab. From there, you can select the region you'd like to move to and start the migration.
They have a discord now!
https://discord.gg/EeWhe9jvkx
gowa and chatwoot
an API for whatsapp build in golang with smaller footprint compared to nodejs alternative
chatwoot is Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk.
gowa is compatible with chatwoot so I can communicate on there without paying pennies to meta.
can we get https://www.getoutline.com/ as well?
Outline has been added. Bit strange it doesn't have password sign-in. Made deployment a bit different but its added. Instructions are shown on deployment.
absolute legend
Thanks for getting back to me. Looks like I missed the promo. Like I said before cool idea. Best of luck
For those of you that missed the promotion you can still use "LET35" still gives you an amazing 35% off.
Thanks
Works beautifully!
A huge requested feature has been added! You now can bring your own apps. Simply paste the docker link and let our system deploy it for you.
really hard to ignore this at $10/yr
It says expired, are you planning to expending this offer?
We will have another offer in a few days when our cool down expires from LET. This offer will be for our EU Amsterdam location to fill up the capacity.
First impressions: not great.
I thought I'd just try something simple, so I went with phpIPAM.
Deployed it, and the credentials tab tells me:
So I open it up, click "New phpipam installation", then "Automatic database installation", which then asks me for the database username and password... I don't have any, so I just click "Install phpipam database" anyway and get slapped with:
SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1007 Can't create database 'phpipam'; database existsOkay then, let me check the setup guide since the dashboard tells me there is one: "New to phpIPAM? Our setup guides walk you through it."... nope, there is none.
Fine, I'll try to disable "Create new database" under advanced options instead. Nope, different error this time:
SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1142 SELECT command denied to user 'phpipam'@'10.192.10.3' for table 'mysql'.user'Okay.... then I uncheck
Set permissions to tablesand it finally works. The instructions should tell you that.Whatever, I chose to deploy something else too, Wallabag, and again it doesn't work, and again it lies about there being a setup guide. Trying to open the app just returns a 500 Internal Server Error, meanwhile deploying it on PikaPods was 1 click and it just worked.
The one thing that did just work was ArchiveBox, except it says "deployed and ready" way too early.
Fair feedback, and thanks for taking the time to post it.
We test our catalog, but with one this size a few issues get through. When they do, we fix them fast and I'll be looking into these right away to confirm the issues.
Appreciate you helping us catch them.
EDIT: All the issues you've expressed have been fixed. If you redeploy phpIPAM or Wallabag fresh, they should just work I'd honestly appreciate hearing if they don't. I'd be willing to add credit to your account for your time. We honestly pour our hearts out into this every day, and while we miss things, this isn't the experience we want people to have. Thank you for bringing this to our attention so it doesn't affect other users.
Some beautiful stuff shipped
Hey everyone,
Big batch of updates today — and several of these came directly from your feature requests. Thanks for keeping them coming.
🚀 Bring Your Own App is here (beta)
Our catalog now has 217 one-click apps, but the self-hosting world is a lot bigger than any catalog.
So if we don't have it, bring it yourself.
Open Deploy → Bring Your Own App and paste a Docker Hub or "ghcr.io" image — or even an entire Docker Compose file.
From there, we do the hard part.
The platform inspects the app, works out the ports, volumes, environment variables, secrets, and other requirements, then test-boots it on our infrastructure before you deploy anything.
If that first boot fails, our system investigates the problem, adjusts the deployment recipe, and tests it again. You only get a Deploy button once we've verified the app actually boots.
Once deployed, it's treated just like a catalog app and is included with your subscription:
Every BYO app also includes an AI Fixer. If the app breaks, it can inspect the logs, make configuration changes, redeploy, and verify the result. Free fixes are included, and additional AI fixes are $2 from account credits — automatically refunded if we can't find a fix.
We also don't blindly push upstream updates. When the image you're using gets a new release, we test the new version in a sandbox first. Only versions that successfully boot are offered to you, so a broken upstream release doesn't suddenly take down your working app.
And there's one more part we're excited about: apps that the community successfully brings and verifies can graduate into the new Community section of our catalog.
In other words, the catalog can now grow based on what you actually run.
📍 Pick a region for every app
This was one of our most-requested changes.
Your subscription is no longer tied to a single location.
Your capacity is just capacity. When deploying an app, you can choose where that individual app runs:
Detroit 🇺🇸 · Los Angeles 🇺🇸 · Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Want different apps in different regions? Go for it.
You can also move an individual app between regions afterward from its Resources tab. Region moves are currently in beta, and your app's address, custom domain, data, and SFTP login carry over with it.
💤 Stopped apps no longer use CPU or memory
Another heavily requested change: stopped apps are now free from your CPU and memory pool.
Stop an app and its CPU and RAM are returned to your available capacity immediately. Use those resources to run something else, then stop that app and switch back whenever you want.
Disk remains reserved because your data is still there and safely stored.
Before restarting a stopped app, the panel shows exactly how much capacity it needs and whether you currently have enough available.
So without changing plans or paying us another cent, your existing subscription just became a lot more flexible.
🔧 We also gave the catalog a quality pass
We've been deploying and testing the catalog's database-backed apps end-to-end instead of simply checking whether their containers start.
That caught several problems, including issues with Wallabag and phpIPAM. Both now work properly from the first visit with no manual installation steps.
We've also changed what "Deployed and ready" means.
It now means the app actually answered a request — not just that a container exists.
We're still calling several of these features beta because they're new and we expect to keep improving them as they're used in the real world.
If you bring something cool through BYO and get it running, tell us in Discord. It might be the next app added to the Community catalog.
https://discord.gg/EeWhe9jvkx
— The Caliber Node Team
What happens if my docker compose contains a wireguard endpoint?
A Docker Compose with a wireguard endpoint would be declined during the BYO app testing. I'm assuming that's what you're talking about
wireguard requires capabilities like net_admin and direct host network access to function, things we cannot safely provide to customer containers. During the inspection boot, the container fails to start due to missing capabilities, and the system detects that as a sign the app needs host access. The pre-deploy system recognizes the capability requirement and refuses it outright.
Just in case anyone is looking for a deal - there seems to be one going on discord.
Tempted to jump in, but looks like the LET promo’s over. I need 20GB storage.
I think node, next js, django apps hosting will sell faster 😄
It's docker you are free to get those up and running with docker-compose.
For anyone who wants a deal from Caliber, I've got this on email, so you still can grab one
Open a ticket after you order I can accommodate that (:
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But "This promotion has reached its redemption limit"
Unfortunately our LET deal has ended. However if you look above the community posted our end of summer deal leaking it before I can make another proper thread here 🤣