# convox/rack

Private PaaS built on native AWS services for maximum privacy and minimum upkeep

Repository: https://github.com/convox/rack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/convox-rack
Homepage: https://convox.com
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: docker, ecs, aws, paas
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:42:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4006, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1890, forks 177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.550561+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, ci-cd, monitoring, configuration-management, cli, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, go, self-hosted, cli
- tags: paas, heroku-alternative, aws, ecs, kubernetes, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure, convox, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- convox/rack (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.550561+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:01.162941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/convox/rack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.550561+00:00, sha 51eab0380d24)
  - homepage: https://convox.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.092689+00:00, sha e48775b8fcca)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-auto-scaling (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.102156+00:00, sha 73fb648b4f15)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-security-compliance (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.104642+00:00, sha f2c91522fd2d)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-monitoring-metrics (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.106698+00:00, sha 1b0ef32d4d22)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-ci-cd (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.108519+00:00, sha b1b636b1190f)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-database-cache (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.110380+00:00, sha fdee3860b26a)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/core-features-developer-experience (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.112288+00:00, sha 9fcbae2789aa)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/cloud-pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.114202+00:00, sha 5a84cc255125)
  - site_page: https://www.convox.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:19.116231+00:00, sha 766a07d7b7e6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.