Deploy any project on a VPS with PanelAlpha Engine 2.0 - it's open source!
PanelAlpha has just released Engine 2.0!
Discover the easiest way to deploy and manage any project directly on a VPS, with an AI assistant taking over the sysadmin work needed to keep everything running at its best.
Out of the box, Engine provides a production-ready environment for users and AI assistants to run real projects:
- deployment of any stack from Git or files,
- instant preview URLs with optional password protection,
- automatic backups and restore,
- external monitoring and built-in visitor statistics,
- separate Docker containers for project isolation,
- firewall and OWASP/WAF protection with per-project access rules,
- domains, SSL, cron, FTP/SFTP, databases and logs,
- Cloudflare integration for DNS, Tunnels and caching.
The ambition is clear: set a new standard for how simply projects can be run by people at every technical skill level. Engine is built to achieve that by focusing on three priorities:
- ANY PROJECT: Designed to support everything from a simple static website to an AI-built app or open source project from GitHub.
- SELF-HOSTED: There is no PaaS between the project and the server, so you are not locked into someone else's platform, pricing or infrastructure. Your server stays yours, and you decide where and how your projects run.
- AI-MANAGED: Connect the AI assistant that you already trust and ask for what you need using normal, everyday language. Engine gives it the tools to actually carry out those jobs on the server, without simply handing it unrestricted access to the machine.
WHY NOW? Open source keeps putting more useful software within reach, while vibe coding makes it possible to build new tools in a matter of hours. That means more projects to deploy, more technologies to support and more users expecting to get them online quickly. Engine 2.0 is PanelAlpha's first step in answering that change and the foundation for what comes next.
The Engine is also now fully open source, so the next part of the journey is open to everyone. Use it, test it, share what works, point out what does not or jump into the code yourself - every contribution helps make PanelAlpha Engine better.
Put Engine 2.0 to work and see how much easier self-hosting can get!
