Introduction - InstaCloud Docs

project = a Postgres database + an S3 bucket + your app containers
branch  = a disposable, fully isolated clone of all three

InstaCloud is the hosted service. insta-oss is the open-source, self-hostable runtime: a single daemon on your own Docker, single-tenant, no accounts, no billing. The same insta CLI, MCP server, and agent skills drive both, so workflows move between them unchanged.

Self-host in 2 minutes

Docker + Node ≥ 22. No cloud account, no API keys.

Your first project

Create, deploy, branch, approve, throw away.

Projects & branches

Why a branch is a whole environment, cloned.

Governance

Agents propose, humans approve.