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Is Isoward a managed cloud or self-hosted software?

Both. Isoward Cloud at isoward.com is the managed path when you want zero server management. The same codebase also runs on your own metal: install the control plane and data plane on infrastructure you control. Same dashboard and git-push workflow either way. See Install & self-host.

Is Isoward free to self-host?

Yes — there is no platform license fee to run Isoward on your own metal. You bring hardware, bandwidth, and ops. Source is available to operators who run it (inspectable on your nodes); we are not claiming a public open-source license in this release. Isoward Cloud is paid hosted service (workspace plans and compute). See Pricing.

What languages and frameworks are supported?

Any stack that runs in Docker or can be built with shell commands: Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, and more. Provide build and start commands, or use a Dockerfile. See Docker deploys.

How do service URLs work?

Each web service and static site gets {serviceId}.isoward.com with platform TLS. Custom domains require DNS verification. See Default service URLs.

Why does my deploy fail with a health check error?

Your app must listen on 0.0.0.0 and process.env.PORT, and serve the configured health check path (default /health). See Web services and Troubleshooting deploys.

Can I deploy without GitHub?

Yes. Upload a zip or tarball, or trigger deploys via HTTP hooks. See Source upload and Deploy hooks.

Is there a free tier?

On Isoward Cloud, the Hobby plan is a free starting point for personal projects. Self-host on your own metal at no platform license fee — you control limits and any billing you expose. See Pricing and Install & self-host.

Where is the feature roadmap?

See Parity & roadmap for implemented vs planned capabilities.