# RunOS

> RunOS turns hardware you already own into a managed application platform built on Kubernetes. One-click databases, git-push deployments, automatic SSL. No Kubernetes knowledge required. Version 1.0 is generally available and free to use.

RunOS is a Kubernetes-based application platform that runs on any Linux server: cloud VMs, bare metal, on-premises, even machines behind NAT (agents dial out over mTLS, zero inbound ports). It gives developers 20+ managed services (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey, Kafka, ClickHouse, MinIO, Grafana, and more) with one-click installs, six ways to deploy including CLI deploys that need no local git or Docker, automatic SSL, and built-in monitoring. It ships a self-hosted AI stack (vLLM, Ollama, LiteLLM, Langfuse) for your own GPUs, and is operable by AI assistants through built-in MCP servers. Standard Kubernetes underneath: you keep kubectl access and can disconnect RunOS at any time. No vendor lock-in.

Install the CLI: `curl -fsSL https://get.runos.com/cli.sh | bash`

## Key links

- [Website](https://runos.com): marketing site and blog
- [Documentation](https://docs.runos.com): full product docs
- [Quickstart](https://docs.runos.com/docs/quickstart/): install to deployed app, step by step
- [Console](https://console.runos.com): web UI, free signup
- [Blog](https://runos.com/blog/): engineering posts and announcements ([RSS](https://runos.com/rss.xml))
- [Videos](https://runos.com/videos/): end-to-end walkthroughs

## For AI agents

- [Deploy from an AI assistant (MCP)](https://docs.runos.com/docs/deploy-apps/): RunOS ships MCP servers in the CLI; `runos mcp configure claude|gemini|opencode|codex` sets up four permission-tiered servers (read, sensitive-read, write, sensitive-write)
- [CLI and MCP reference](https://docs.runos.com/docs/reference/): commands, MCP server details
- [Managed services catalog](https://docs.runos.com/docs/managed-services/): every service type with versions

## Blog articles

- [RunOS 1.0 is Generally Available](https://runos.com/blog/runos-1-0-generally-available/): out of beta, every component at v1.x, still completely free
- [Deploy From Your Laptop With Nothing Installed](https://runos.com/blog/deploy-from-your-laptop/): no local Docker or git; the cluster builds your code in ephemeral BuildKit pods
- [Zero Inbound Ports](https://runos.com/blog/zero-inbound-ports/): agents dial out over mTLS, so servers behind NAT need no port forwarding
- [Run Your Own AI Stack on GPUs You Control](https://runos.com/blog/run-your-own-ai-stack/): vLLM, Ollama, LiteLLM, and Langfuse as one-click services
- [Why We Chose LINSTOR for Distributed Storage](https://runos.com/blog/linstor-distributed-storage/): DRBD kernel-level replication and storage groups for hot and cold data
- [NetBird on RunOS](https://runos.com/blog/netbird-secure-networking/): secure mesh networking for connecting clusters, laptops, and devices
- [Vibe Deploy](https://runos.com/blog/vibe-deploy/): go from AI-assisted coding to a live deployed app in minutes
- [RunOS is Now Open to Everyone](https://runos.com/blog/runos-open-to-everyone/): free signup, unlimited nodes, unlimited clusters
- [Why We Built RunOS](https://runos.com/blog/why-we-built-runos/): breaking free from cloud vendor lock-in
- [Build a Golang App with BuildKit](https://runos.com/blog/build-golang-app-buildkit/): git push to deploy with BuildKit

## Who it's for

- Developers who want Heroku-like simplicity on their own hardware
- Teams outgrowing cloud platforms or looking to reduce costs
- Organizations that need infrastructure control without vendor lock-in
- AI-assisted builders whose agent operates the platform over MCP