Apps, databases, and business email

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Turn a Git repository into a live app with HTTPS, logs, and a database you add from the dashboard. Start free, pay only when real traffic arrives, and get support from a local team.

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No monthly planPostgres + MySQLPHP ready

aurora-storeReady

→ new project: aurora-store

→ connected github.com/acme/aurora-store

→ Dockerfile detected

✓ image built in 38s

✓ health check passed

✓ https://aurora-store.demo.apps.goldenhost

0.10 vCPU · 128 MBdemo

sleeps after 15 min idle

$0.0042this hour

Runs what you already build

DockerGitHubPHPPostgresMySQLCustom domainsHTTPS

The platform

Everything a small deployment needs. Nothing it does not.

Goldenhost is deliberately narrow: containers, databases, routing, logs, and honest billing. No proprietary runtime, no rewrite.

Git to live in one push

Connect a repository, pick a branch, and Goldenhost builds the Dockerfile. Redeploy the same commit whenever you need to.

Build logs that explain

Streamed build output with the exact failing step, so you fix the image instead of guessing at the platform.

Postgres and MySQL included

Provision either engine beside your app, get a connection string injected as an env var, and restore from a daily dump.

A demo tier that sleeps

One app, 0.1 vCPU, 128 MB RAM, 64 MB database. Idle demos stop after 15 minutes and expire after 7 days.

Secure by default

Each app is isolated, served over HTTPS, and limited to the resources you choose. No surprise neighbours, no exposed host ports.

Usage you can read

CPU hours, memory hours, disk, egress, builds, and database size are metered per hour and shown before you top up.

How it works

Three steps, then a URL.

Full quickstart

Connect a repository

Paste a GitHub repo and branch, or point at any reachable Git URL. Goldenhost detects the Dockerfile.

Choose resources

Pick a demo app or set vCPU, memory, and disk for a paid app. Limits are enforced at the container level.

Ship and watch

Builds stream live. Runtime logs, restarts, domains, and hourly usage stay on one screen.

Pricing

Start at zero. Grow into a bill.

The free tier is a demo sandbox, not a free production server. When your app deserves real resources, top up and pay by the hour.

Demo

Free forever

For previews and evaluations. Deliberately capped so it cannot run production.

MWK 0/month

1 demo app
0.1 vCPU · 128 MB RAM
256 MB disk · 1 GB egress
64 MB Postgres or MySQL
5 build minutes / month
Sleeps after 15 min idle
No custom domains, no backups

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Pay as you go

Metered

No subscription. Top up a wallet and spend it on the resources you actually use.

MWK 7,500 minimum top-up

No monthly subscription
Pay only for the resources you use
Postgres or MySQL included
Custom domains and daily backups
Add credit when you are ready
Local support from our team

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Managed service

Not everything should be self-serve.

For business systems and email, our team handles the servers, updates, backups, and support. You get a local contact who knows your setup.

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Managed hosting

Websites, applications, databases, and servers

We host and look after the environment: SSL, DNS, backups, monitoring, security, and someone local to call when something breaks.

Hosting on infrastructure we manage
SSL and DNS management
Scheduled backups

From MWK 70,000 / year

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Business email

Professional mailboxes on your own domain

Mailboxes configured and supported by our team, with the DNS records that keep your mail out of spam folders.

Custom domain email
Mailbox creation and webmail
IMAP/SMTP access

MWK 60,000 / 6 months per mailbox

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FAQ

Fair questions.

Still unsure? Read the docs, or start a demo and watch the meter.

Ready when you are

Put your next app on Goldenhost.

Free demo app, no card. Add credit only when the app earns it.

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