blitz.cloud guides
Step-by-step guides to host Docker containers, Node.js and Python APIs, static sites and databases on blitz.cloud, with real files and commands.
The docs explain what each part of blitz.cloud does. These guides go the other way round: they start from something you want to get online and walk through it with files and commands that have been run, not just written.
Need a bot or an app to stay online around the clock? Keep an app from GitHub online shows how, and deploy a Docker container covers public images. Wondering what an app actually costs? n8n pricing in 2026 compares n8n Cloud, self-hosting and blitz.cloud with our own numbers. Moving off something else? Move a Heroku app to the EU and put a Lovable or Bolt app online on your own EU host walk through it with real commands.
The example code lives in a public repository, blitzworks-io/blitz-cloud-examples. Every image in it was built for amd64 and tested as user 1000 with all Linux capabilities dropped, which is how blitz.cloud runs apps.
A word on scope before you pick one. For your own code the quickest route is usually GitHub: connect your GitHub account, pick a repository, private ones included, and every push to the branch goes online. A public repository also builds from a pasted link. See deploy a GitHub project. The guides below show the Docker image route, which works with any public registry and lets you test the image on your own machine before it goes online.
How to deploy a Docker container for free
Run a public Docker image online for free with HTTPS and no credit card. Tested steps for blitz.cloud, the image requirements, and what the free plan covers.
Deploy a Node.js API without managing servers
Package a Node.js API as a Docker image that runs without root on port 8080, push it to Docker Hub and host it on blitz.cloud in the EU with HTTPS.
Keep an app from GitHub online around the clock
Put a Python or Node.js app, an API or a bot from GitHub online in the EU and keep it answering at any hour, with a new version on every push. From 2 EUR a month.
Host a static site (Astro, Hugo, Next.js) with its own subdomain
Build an Astro, Hugo, Vite or Next.js static export into a non-root nginx image on port 8080 and host it on blitz.cloud with HTTPS on your own subdomain.
Host a Telegram bot that stays online
Run your Telegram bot from GitHub on servers in the EU, with polling or webhooks, and keep it online at any hour. Free to try, from 2 EUR a month to keep it running.
Deploy an app with a PostgreSQL database
Host an app with a managed PostgreSQL 17 database on blitz.cloud. DATABASE_URL is set for you, the database is private to your apps and backed up nightly.
Host a Discord bot that stays online
Run your Discord bot from GitHub on servers in the EU and keep it connected at any hour, with a new version on every push. Free to try, from 2 EUR a month to keep it running.
Move an app from Vercel to an EU host
How to migrate a Next.js app from Vercel to blitz.cloud in the EU: standalone Docker build, environment variables, database, and what doesn't carry over yet.
Self-host a password manager with Vaultwarden
Run Vaultwarden, the Bitwarden-compatible password manager, on blitz.cloud in the EU with one click. Setup, locking down signups, clients, and backups.
Self-host n8n for workflow automation
Install n8n on blitz.cloud in one click, hosted in the EU with HTTPS and public webhooks. Memory, encryption key, email, and how to keep your workflows safe.
Host n8n in the EU, with webhooks that always arrive
Run n8n in the EU from the blitz.cloud App Store in one click. Try it free; on Pro it stays awake, so schedules run and webhooks arrive at any hour.
Self-host Ghost on blitz.cloud
Install Ghost on blitz.cloud in one click, hosted in the EU with HTTPS. Custom domain, backups, newsletter email, and moving an existing blog over.
Self-host Uptime Kuma on blitz.cloud
Install Uptime Kuma on blitz.cloud in one click, hosted in the EU with HTTPS. Setup, notifications, keeping it awake, and a private option.
Deploy an app by asking Claude
Install the blitz.cloud plugin in Claude Code and deploy an app by asking for it in plain language, from connecting to a live address.
n8n pricing in 2026
What n8n costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Self-host Nextcloud on blitz.cloud
Install Nextcloud on blitz.cloud in one click, in the EU. The MariaDB database it needs, the one-database limit, and what the free plan backs up.
Nextcloud pricing in 2026
What Nextcloud costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Vaultwarden pricing in 2026
What Vaultwarden costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Ghost pricing in 2026
What Ghost costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Uptime Kuma pricing in 2026
What Uptime Kuma costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Paperless-ngx pricing in 2026
What Paperless-ngx costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
OpenClaw pricing in 2026
What self-hosting OpenClaw yourself costs, and what it costs free or always-on on blitz.cloud, with our own measured numbers.
Immich pricing in 2026
What Immich costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month, with nightly backups.
Self-host Hermes Agent on blitz.cloud
Install Hermes Agent on blitz.cloud in one click, hosted in the EU with HTTPS. The API key, keeping it awake, and what it doesn't do.
WordPress pricing in 2026
What WordPress costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Jellyfin pricing in 2026
What Jellyfin costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
FileBrowser Quantum pricing in 2026
What FileBrowser Quantum costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
9router pricing in 2026
What self-hosting 9router yourself costs, and what it costs free or always-on on blitz.cloud.
Code Server pricing in 2026
What Code Server costs: self-hosted on your own server, or your own copy in the EU, free to try and always online on Pro for 7 EUR a month.
Move a Heroku app to the EU
Move a Heroku app's buildpacks, config vars, Postgres database and add-ons to blitz.cloud in the EU, with the exact commands, checked 24 October 2026.
Put a Lovable or Bolt app online on your own EU host
Export a Lovable or Bolt.new app to GitHub and run it on blitz.cloud in the EU, including the Supabase backend question, checked 24 October 2026.
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