MightyMoud/sidekick
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Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS. observed · 2026-09-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
40/100
- Activity 57
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 60
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 840
- days_rel: 726
- days_push: 259
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
7594 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-09-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Sidekick is a Go CLI tool that turns a bare Ubuntu VPS into a production-ready application hosting platform, similar to fly.io or Heroku but on your own server. It handles one-command VPS setup (Docker, Traefik, SOPS, Age), zero-downtime deploys from a Dockerfile, automatic SSL, and encrypted secrets management.
Use cases
- deploy my side project to my own VPS
- self-hosted Heroku or fly.io alternative
- set up a VPS for hosting apps with one command
- zero downtime deployments on a cheap VPS
- host multiple apps on a single server with SSL
- deploy a Dockerfile app to DigitalOcean or Hetzner
- manage secrets securely when self-hosting
When to choose
- you want PaaS-like simplicity on your own VPS without vendor lock-in
- you host side projects on a budget and want production-ready setup in minutes
- you want zero-config SSL, reverse proxy, and encrypted env secrets handled for you
When to avoid
- you need multi-server orchestration, autoscaling, or Kubernetes-grade infrastructure
- your VPS is not Ubuntu or you cannot use SSH keys or brew/sops/age locally
- you need managed databases, logs, or monitoring out of the box
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
deployment configuration-management secrets-management container-runtime cli self-hosted cloud-computing backend developer-tools cli self-hosted vps heroku-alternative fly-io-alternative traefik zero-downtime-deploys ssl sops paas devops linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/MightyMoud/sidekick · fetched 2026-09-21 · b16583cf2bf6
- homepage: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5c01db5f7b32
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 221727015cc4
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · dca6cadc072f
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e931215cd2aa
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/introduction/get-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2b813132e368
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/command · fetched 2026-08-29 · 66163d24ebe1
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/command/init · fetched 2026-08-29 · da948aed30b0
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/command/launch · fetched 2026-08-29 · cd03ffc1061e
- site_page: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com/docs/command/deploy · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6a9621e4e791
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| MightyMoud/sidekick | main | 40 |
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