General
What is OwnKube?
What is OwnKube?
OwnKube gives you Heroku’s developer experience running on your own cloud account (AWS). You get git-push deployments, managed databases, and intelligent operations — while keeping full control of your infrastructure. No platform team required.
Which cloud providers are supported?
Which cloud providers are supported?
OwnKube currently supports AWS. Support for GCP and Azure is coming soon.
What happens if I disconnect OwnKube?
What happens if I disconnect OwnKube?
Your infrastructure continues running. OwnKube uses vanilla Kubernetes — no proprietary APIs or custom runtimes. You can manage your cluster directly after disconnecting. Your infrastructure, your rules.
Billing and costs
What am I paying for?
What am I paying for?
OwnKube charges a platform fee based on your requested app resources (5/GB RAM/month). You pay AWS directly for infrastructure costs at wholesale rates — no markup. OwnKube pricing does not include the cost of the underlying cloud provider.
Can I use my AWS Activate credits?
Can I use my AWS Activate credits?
Yes. Since infrastructure runs in your AWS account, all credits (including AWS Activate startup credits) apply directly to your infrastructure costs.
How does this compare to Heroku or Render?
How does this compare to Heroku or Render?
Teams typically save 50–70% at scale. Traditional PaaS platforms charge 3–5x markup on compute, while OwnKube charges a flat platform fee with no compute markup. Plus you keep full control of your data and infrastructure.
Is there a free tier?
Is there a free tier?
Yes. Free up to 5 vCPU and 10 GB RAM — no credit card required.
Technical
What frameworks and languages are supported?
What frameworks and languages are supported?
OwnKube supports any application that can run in a Docker container. It auto-detects popular frameworks including Next.js, Django, FastAPI, Rails, Spring Boot, Go, and more. No pipeline configuration required.
Does OwnKube support custom domains and SSL?
Does OwnKube support custom domains and SSL?
Yes. You can add custom domains and OwnKube automatically provisions and renews SSL certificates via AWS Certificate Manager.
Can I run background jobs and cron tasks?
Can I run background jobs and cron tasks?
Yes. OwnKube supports web apps, workers, one-off jobs, and recurring cron jobs — all from the same dashboard.