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Introducing RunMist

By RunMist Team

Introducing RunMist

We built RunMist because deploying apps shouldn't cost a fortune or require a DevOps degree.

The Problem

If you're an indie hacker or freelancer shipping multiple small apps, you've probably felt the pain:

  • Vercel/Railway pricing adds up fast — $20/app/month for 5 apps = $100/month
  • Docker is overkill — You don't need container orchestration for a Remix app with SQLite
  • Manual SSH deploys are tedious — SSH in, git pull, build, restart... for every single change

The Solution

RunMist is a deployment management dashboard that lets you:

  1. Deploy 5–15 apps on a single $5–10 VPS — One Hetzner or DigitalOcean box handles it all
  2. One-click deploys — Push to git, click deploy, done
  3. SQLite-first architecture — Raw on-box SQLite with Litestream backups
  4. Zero Docker — Simple Caddy + systemd stack that you can actually debug

How It Works

# 1. Connect your VPS
# 2. Add your project repo
# 3. Click deploy

RunMist handles the rest: Caddy reverse proxy, systemd services, SSL certificates, and health monitoring.

What's Next

We're working on:

  • Automated disaster recovery with multi-cloud failover
  • Team workspaces with RBAC
  • Slack and email deployment notifications

Get started today or check out our pricing.