# Cloudron [Cloudron](https://cloudron.io) is the best way to run apps on your server. Web applications like email, contacts, blog, chat are the backbone of the modern internet. Yet, we live in a world where hosting these essential applications is a complex task. We are building the ultimate platform for self-hosting web apps. The Cloudron allows anyone to effortlessly host web applications on their server on their own terms. Support us on [![Flattr Cloudron](https://button.flattr.com/flattr-badge-large.png)](https://flattr.com/submit/auto?user_id=cloudron&url=https://cloudron.io&title=Cloudron&tags=opensource&category=software) or [pay us a coffee](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8982CKNM46D8U) ## Features * Single click install for apps. Check out the [App Store](https://cloudron.io/appstore.html). * Per-app encrypted backups and restores. * App updates delivered via the App Store. * Secure - Cloudron manages the firewall. All apps are secured with HTTPS. Certificates are installed and renewed automatically. * Centralized User & Group management. Control who can access which app. * Single Sign On. Use same credentials across all apps. * Automatic updates for the Cloudron platform. * Trivially migrate to another server keeping your apps and data (for example, switch your infrastructure provider or move to a bigger server). * Comprehensive [REST API](https://cloudron.io/references/api.html). * [CLI](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/cloudron-cli) to configure apps. * Alerts, audit logs, graphs, dns management ... and much more ## Demo Try our demo at https://my-demo.cloudron.me (username: cloudron password: cloudron). ## Installing You can install the Cloudron platform on your own server or get a managed server from cloudron.io. In either case, the Cloudron platform will keep your server and apps up-to-date and secure. * [Selfhosting](https://cloudron.io/references/selfhosting.html) - [Pricing](https://cloudron.io/pricing.html) * [Managed Hosting](https://cloudron.io/managed.html) The wiki has instructions on how you can install and update the Cloudron and the apps from source. ## Documentation * [User manual](https://cloudron.io/references/usermanual.html) * [Developer docs](https://cloudron.io/documentation.html) * [Architecture](https://cloudron.io/references/architecture.html) ## Related repos The [base image repo](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/docker-base-image) is the parent image of all the containers in the Cloudron. The [graphite repo](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/docker-graphite) contains the graphite code that collects metrics for graphs. The addons are located in separate repositories * [Redis](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/redis-addon) * [Postgresql](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/postgresql-addon) * [MySQL](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/mysql-addon) * [Mongodb](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/mongodb-addon) * [Mail](https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/mail-addon) ## Community * [Chat](https://chat.cloudron.io/) * [Support](mailto:support@cloudron.io)