--- title: A year of building Uncloud | daily.dev description: Uncloud is a simpler Kubernetes alternative for small teams that enables single-command deployments from source code to production across multiple machines.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/frs1fa85p twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A year of building Uncloud | daily.dev og:description: Uncloud is a simpler Kubernetes alternative for small teams that enables single-command deployments from source code to production across multiple machines.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/frs1fa85p og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FrS1fa85P.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A year of building Uncloud **[Pavel Sviderski](https://daily.dev/sources/rg6eik3qraylzhnfmfwcz)** · [@psviderski](https://daily.dev/psviderski) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Uncloud is a simpler Kubernetes alternative for small teams that enables single-command deployments from source code to production across multiple machines. Built on Docker, Caddy, and WireGuard, it works like multi-machine Docker Compose without requiring container registries. The project gained significant traction in 2025, reaching the front page of Hacker News twice and surpassing 1K GitHub stars. Currently used in production at small scale, it's approaching stability with plans for a managed control center offering observability, monitoring, and backup features in 2026. The creator is working full-time on developing a sustainable business model while maintaining the self-hosted nature of the platform. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/frs1fa85p) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/frs1fa85p","headline":"A year of building Uncloud","text":"Shared: A year of building Uncloud","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/frs1fa85p","datePublished":"2026-01-26T03:52:17.862Z","dateModified":"2026-01-26T03:52:17.865Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pavel Sviderski","url":"https://daily.dev/psviderski","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/783910?v=4","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":210}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/DUqTWAwTG"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/rg6eik3qraylzhnfmfwcz","name":"Pavel Sviderski"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pavel Sviderski","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/rg6eik3qraylzhnfmfwcz"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A year of building Uncloud"}]} ```