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Show HN: Build and Host AI apps on your own servers

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I wanted a way to build and host some vibecoded apps/dashboards etc , but figured there was no good way outside using things like lovable and replit , where the code and data and the hosting lives on their serversMany of the online app builders don't allow you to switch the model to an open model and charge premiums for tokens, Some of the app builders even want you to paste DB credentials in the chat which to me was a complete no noI have been working on an alternative to this model , where you bring your own servers and use any AI harness to build and host appsYou bring 3 things1. A server - even your laptop will do or a $5 VPS - should run docker 2. AI harness - anything - Cursor , roo , Claude , Pi - It should speak MCP 3. AI Api keyYou use an mcp in stdio mode to drive a remote sandbox on your own server , and then with one click , just deploy the app publiclyThe backend is on docker and I plan to extend it to other backends soonYou can build anything that you can build on Lovable...

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