Guides for hosting apps built by AI coding agents
Solutions, comparisons, migrations, and concepts for deploying and running apps built with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other AI coding agents.
Solutions
Learn how xhostd fits common workflows, from deploying an AI-built app to running bots, APIs, and background tools.
- Deploy a Claude Code app to a live HTTPS URL
Deploy a Claude Code app to a live HTTPS URL: describe it, ask for a preview to review, then make it live. Works with Cursor and Codex too.
Last reviewed - Run a bot or data tool on xhostd
Run a chat bot or data tool on xhostd: a background worker that keeps running, with Postgres, secrets, logs, and a predictable monthly price.
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Comparisons
Compare xhostd with Lovable, Replit, Base44, Vercel, and more hosting platforms and AI app builders: compute, data, pricing, and lock-in.
- xhostd vs Base44: portable app hosting or a prompt-based builder
Base44 builds web apps from prompts on its own backend. xhostd hosts code from your own AI coding agent on standard containers and PostgreSQL.
Last reviewed - xhostd vs DigitalOcean: an included app stack or separate cloud services
DigitalOcean prices each app, database, and storage service separately. xhostd includes them in one fixed monthly plan for your AI coding agent.
Last reviewed - xhostd vs Fly.io: included app essentials or infrastructure control
Fly.io gives you control over machines, regions, and networking. xhostd includes the app essentials in one fixed plan, with no infrastructure to set up.
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Migrations
Understand how to move an existing app to xhostd, what moves with it, and what xhostd takes over afterward.
- How to migrate a web app from a VPS to xhostd
Move a web app from a VPS to xhostd: what moves, what xhostd takes over, and how to switch with a preview test and the old server kept as a fallback.
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Concepts
Understand the ideas behind xhostd: preview environments, Postgres backups, and recovery.
- Postgres backups and recovery on xhostd
xhostd backs up each Postgres database nightly and takes a snapshot before every deploy. See retention per plan and what a database restore does not cover.
Last reviewed - Preview and staging environments on xhostd
A preview or staging environment lets you test a web app change at its own URL before production. On xhostd each one is a channel with its own database.
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