convox/rack
Private PaaS built on native AWS services for maximum privacy and minimum upkeep observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 97
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 15
- age_days: 4006
- days_rel: 21
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 24
Adoption not part of the score
1890 stars · 177 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Convox Rack is an open-source private Platform-as-a-Service that installs into your own AWS account, providing Heroku-style app deployment, scaling, CI/CD, and managed databases on top of native cloud services. It is managed through a CLI, API, and web console, with declarative configuration via convox.yml.
Use cases
- self-host a heroku-like paas in my own aws account
- deploy apps to aws without managing kubernetes directly
- get zero-downtime deployments with automatic rollbacks
- spin up preview environments per pull request
- provision postgres and redis from a config file
- simplify devops for a small team on aws
- run a soc2/hipaa-compliant self-hosted platform
When to choose
- you want Heroku-style developer experience but full control and data privacy in your own cloud account
- your team lacks dedicated DevOps/Kubernetes expertise but needs production-grade deployments
- you need built-in CI/CD, auto-scaling, monitoring, and managed databases with minimal setup
- compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR) demand workloads stay inside your own cloud account
When to avoid
- you need multi-cloud or on-premises support beyond AWS/GCP/Azure
- you already have mature Kubernetes tooling and prefer direct cluster control
- you want a fully free platform - Convox Console plans and cloud features have commercial pricing
- you only deploy a single simple app where a PaaS adds unnecessary overhead
Facets
service · maturity active
deployment container-orchestration ci-cd monitoring configuration-management cli self-hosted cloud-computing self-hosted developer-tools cloud go self-hosted cli paas heroku-alternative aws ecs kubernetes platform-as-a-service infrastructure convox devops containers docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/convox/rack · fetched 2026-08-28 · 51eab0380d24
- homepage: https://convox.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · e48775b8fcca
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-auto-scaling · fetched 2026-08-29 · 73fb648b4f15
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-security-compliance · fetched 2026-08-29 · f2c91522fd2d
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-monitoring-metrics · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b0ef32d4d22
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-ci-cd · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1b636b1190f
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-database-cache · fetched 2026-08-29 · fdee3860b26a
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-developer-experience · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9fcbae2789aa
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/cloud-pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5a84cc255125
- site_page: https://www.convox.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 766a07d7b7e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| convox/rack | main | 98 |
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