Kite
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kitedeploy from git, the cli, or a dockerfile

Push code.
Get a live URL.

Connect a Git repository, deploy a folder from your machine, or build straight from a Dockerfile. Kite installs dependencies, builds in an isolated environment, and routes the result to its own URL.

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kite deploy live

$ cd my-app

$ kite deploy .

✓ Found .kite project config

✓ Uploaded source (2.1s)

✓ Detected framework Nuxt 4

✓ Build environment ready (isolated)

✓ bun install (cached · 1.4s)

✓ Build completed (18.4s)

✓ Artifacts published

✓ Runtime started (512 MB · 1 CPU)

→ https://my-app.apps.kitecloud.net

18.4s totalBun runtimeartifact storage ready

Built for teams shipping in

  • Technology
  • AI
  • Fintech
  • Payments
  • SaaS
  • Cybersecurity
  • E-commerce
  • Retail
  • Food & beverage
  • Fashion
  • Logistics
  • Transport
  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Construction
  • Mining
  • Energy
  • Utilities
  • Agritech
  • Health
  • Pharma
  • Care services
  • Education
  • Media
  • Gaming
  • Travel
  • Hospitality
  • Real estate
  • Insurance
  • Legal
  • Professional services
  • Telecom
  • Public sector
  • Nonprofit
  • Fitness
Built by The Dot Company Bun-native builds Isolated build environments KiteStorage buckets GitHub webhooks

01 / Platform

Everything you need to ship.

Source, builds, environment variables, databases, storage, and traffic in one place. You bring the code; Kite runs the rest.

Deployments

Every push becomes an isolated build and a deployment you can inspect, promote, or roll back.

Explore the platform

Preview deployments

Each branch and pull request gets its own URL, its own environment, and its own logs.

How previews work

Managed databases

Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, CouchDB, ArangoDB, SQL Server, or Redis provisioned beside the project that uses it.

Compare the engines

KiteStorage

Buckets with their own credentials, endpoint, and a hard capacity cap billed per gigabyte.

Storage details

KiteRegistry

Private OCI and Docker images with per-workspace credentials and usage-based billing.

Open the registry

Custom domains

Attach your own hostname to a project and the router serves whichever deployment you promote.

Domain setup

Analytics

Pageviews, visitors, top routes, and Core Web Vitals per project. Included on Pro and Enterprise.

Analytics reference

Teams & roles

Invite members as owner, admin, developer, billing, or viewer, and scope API tokens to a workspace.

Roles and tokens

Invoicing

Monthly or yearly billing in rands, with 15% VAT itemised on every invoice and PDF receipt.

See the plans

02 / Environments

A preview for every branch.
Data for every app.

Review changes on a real URL before merge, then provision a database beside the project that uses it.

thedotcompany/web

connected to GitHub

auto

main

thedotcompany.apps.kitecloud.net

2m

feat/checkout

feat-checkout.apps.kitecloud.net

6m

fix/session-cookie

fix-session-cookie.apps.kitecloud.net

now
Every pull request gets its own environment. isolated

Databases

thedotcompany / production

managed
PostgreSQLPostgres
MySQLMySQL
MariaDBMariaDB
MongoDBMongoDB
CouchDBCouchDB
ArangoDBArangoDB
SQL ServerSQL Server
RedisRedis

connection string

postgres://kite:••••••••@db.kitecloud.net:5432/app

Provisioned beside the project that uses it. encrypted

03 / How it works

Three steps to a live URL.

The same three steps apply to a static site, an API, a container image, and a database-backed app.

  1. Connect a repository

    Link a private GitHub repository to a project and pick the runtime, or leave it to detection. Nothing leaves your workspace until you deploy.

    GitHub repository · private repos supported

  2. Push or deploy

    Every push starts an isolated build. Install and build run in a disposable environment with a warm dependency cache, and the source is uploaded by the CLI when you ship from your machine.

    Git push · kite deploy . · Dockerfile

  3. Promote to production

    Open the preview URL and check the change. When it looks right, promote that deployment to production, or roll back to an earlier ready build.

    Preview URL · promotion · rollback

04 / Runtimes

Bring the stack you already use.

Kite reads your project files, picks a runtime, and runs the right install and build for it. Override anything with a project config file.

Node.jsruntime

Node.js

Bun and Node runtimes for APIs, servers, and workers. Pin the Node version in your project config.

Goruntime

Go

Compiled binaries built with the Go toolchain and served from an isolated container.

Rustruntime

Rust

Cargo release builds compiled in a Rust toolchain and run as a standalone binary.

Pythonruntime

Python

Python 3.12 by default, 3.9 for older pins. Dependencies install into the runtime image.

Javaruntime

Java

Maven or Gradle builds on JDK 21, with Spring Boot detected from your build file.

PHPruntime

PHP

Composer install, then Laravel or Symfony served from a PHP 8.3 runtime.

Dockerruntime

Docker

Build from your Dockerfile or run an image from KiteRegistry.

KiteRegistry

Frameworks detected automatically

  • Next.js Next.js
  • Nuxt Nuxt
  • SvelteKit SvelteKit
  • Astro Astro
  • Vite Vite
  • Django Django
  • FastAPI FastAPI
  • Flask Flask
  • Laravel Laravel
  • Spring Boot Spring Boot

React, Vue, Svelte, and plain static output are detected too. Docker projects are detected from the Dockerfile, and images can be pulled from KiteRegistry without rebuilding them.

05 / Infrastructure

The parts you would otherwise run yourself.

Kite owns the boring parts of shipping: disposable build environments, traffic routing, secrets, logs, and the deploy history that lets you undo a release.

  • Isolated builds

    Each build runs in a disposable container with its own dependency cache, so one project can never touch another project’s files.

  • Edge routing

    Every deployment sits behind the Kite router. Static assets are served from the edge with immutable caching, dynamic traffic goes to the runtime.

  • Environment secrets

    Values are encrypted at rest, scoped per project and environment, and injected at build or runtime only. Rotate them from the dashboard.

  • Build and runtime logs

    Watch the build stream while it runs, then read the runtime log of the container that is serving traffic.

  • Rollback and promotion

    Promote any ready deployment to production, or restore an earlier build in one click. The old deployment stays warm while you decide.

  • Webhooks

    GitHub push and pull request webhooks start deployments automatically and are verified with a per-project secret.

  • CLI and API

    Automate with the kite CLI, REST API v1, and scoped API tokens. The same pipeline runs whether a human or a script triggers it.

06 / CLI and API

Ship from the terminal.

The CLI, the REST API, and the registry all talk to the same deployment pipeline. Use whichever fits the job: a human pushing from a laptop, a CI job posting a tarball, or a Docker image you already built.

  • CLI — upload a folder and watch the build until it is serving traffic.
  • REST API — create deployments with a token and a tarball, no CLI needed.
  • Docker — push private images to KiteRegistry and deploy them straight from a Dockerfile.
Read the CLI and API reference 
$ kite deploy . --project my-app --token $KITE_TOKENKite 1.4.0Archiving .  214 files, 3.8 MB (1.2 MB archive)Uploading to https://api.kitecloud.net...Deployment dep_9f2c1a createdProject: my-appStatus: queuedURL: https://my-app.apps.kitecloud.netWatching build (Ctrl-C to stop)...Status: buildingDeployment ready in 18.4sURL: https://my-app.apps.kitecloud.net
kite deploy · kite projects · kite envready

07 / Pricing

Start free. Scale when it ships.

Monthly or yearly plans with hard limits and no surprise invoices. Yearly billing saves up to 20%. Every price is in South African rands (ZAR) and already includes 15% VAT.

Compare all plans

Hobby

For side projects and experiments.

R0
  • 1 project
  • 5 deployments per day
  • 1 database (5 MB)
  • 1 GB artifact storage
Start free

Basic

For small apps and projects with real users.

R79/ month

or R853 / year · save 10%

  • 5 projects
  • 100 deployments per day
  • 2 databases (100 MB each)
  • 3 GB artifact storage
Choose Basic

Standard

For freelancers and small teams.

R199/ month

or R2030 / year · save 15%

  • 10 projects
  • Unlimited deployments
  • 5 databases (1 GB each)
  • 2 databases per engine
Choose Standard
Most popular

Pro

recommended

For teams running production apps.

R499/ month

or R4790 / year · save 20%

  • 50 projects
  • Unlimited deployments
  • 20 databases (25 GB total)
  • 10 databases per engine
Choose Pro

Add-ons

  • KiteStorageR5 per GB / month
  • KiteRegistryR95 per 10 GB / month
  • Extra team seatsR25 per user / month
  • Extra database storageR5 per GB / month

Add-on prices include 15% VAT. Yearly billing on KiteStorage and KiteRegistry saves a further 15%. Need higher limits, audit logs, or a custom SLA? Compare the full plan table.

08 / Customers

What teams say after shipping.

  • We moved our internal tools off a hand-rolled pipeline. Every branch now has a URL the rest of the team can actually open.
    Sipho DlaminiEngineering Lead, Private fintech, Mbabane

09 / FAQ

Questions before you deploy.

If something is missing here, the documentation has the details, and the team answers on GitHub.

Read the docs

Everything is priced in South African rands (ZAR), and every price you see already includes 15% VAT. Invoices itemise the VAT amount separately, and a PDF receipt is available from the billing page. If you hit a plan limit the API returns a 402 that names the limit and the plan that raises it, so you can upgrade without guessing.

Ready when you are

Your next deploy isthree commands away.

Start on the free Hobby plan, connect a repository, and ship something real today. Upgrade when the traffic justifies it.

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  • Free forever on Hobby
  • No credit card
  • Cancel anytime
  • Billed in rands