Hatchbox
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Hatchbox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Hatchbox's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $15 a month | Unlimited apps · Unlimited team members · 7-day free trial · $15 per server, per month |
The facts
Each one read from Hatchbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and security
- Users retain SSH access to their servers, and the maker says applications continue running independently if Hatchbox has an outage.checked 9 Oct 2026
- API
- The REST API can manage apps, environment variables, domains, processes, cron jobs, servers, databases, backups, and logs; resource operations require an active subscription.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Backups and updates
- Hatchbox supports scheduled database backups to S3-compatible storage and says it applies security updates to managed servers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Databases
- It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and SQLite on app or dedicated servers, as well as managed databases offered by hosting providers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Hatchbox deploys on pushes to the main branch and supports zero-downtime releases with one-click rollbacks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Frameworks
- Recognized frameworks include Rails, Hanami, Bridgetown, Hugo, Jekyll, Middleman, and Astro; custom build scripts can support other apps that run on Ubuntu.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Git providers include GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and the product also offers an AppSignal integration for monitoring and observability.checked 9 Oct 2026
- MCP beta
- Its beta MCP server connects coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code to Hatchbox; the API token has no scoping and is effectively full access across the account.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hatchbox deploys and manages Rails, Ruby, and Node.js applications on infrastructure you own.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime features
- The service manages app processes, environment variables, databases, background workers, cron jobs, and deployment logs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Server providers
- It can provision servers through Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, Linode, and Vultr, or configure an existing Ubuntu server.checked 9 Oct 2026
- SSL and routing
- Caddy obtains and renews SSL certificates for app domains, and can route multiple apps on a server with load balancing when web servers are added.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hatchbox says customer support is handled by real people with Linux, hosting, and software development expertise.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The founder describes Hatchbox as suited to people who want inexpensive, easy Rails hosting on their own servers and are comfortable operating those servers rather than seeking fully hands-off hosting.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2016checked 23 Sep 2026
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