Container Hosting
Deploy Docker and Podman containers in seconds — lightweight, portable, and infinitely scalable.
What is Container Hosting?
Container Hosting lets you run Docker and Podman containers on managed infrastructure — without managing servers. Deploy container images from any registry (Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, private registries), and the platform handles scheduling, networking, storage, and scaling.
Containers are lighter than VMs (sharing the host OS kernel), starting in milliseconds and consuming fewer resources. This means you can run more containers per server, scale faster, and pay less. Our platform supports Docker, Podman, containerd, and CRI-O runtimes.
Every container hosting plan includes a private container registry, automatic image builds via CI/CD integration, health checks, automatic restart on failure, horizontal auto-scaling, and a web-based container management dashboard. Deploy from a Dockerfile, a pre-built image, or a docker-compose.yml file.
Key Features
Everything included with Container Hosting, ready to use from day one.
Docker & Podman Support
Full support for Docker, Podman, containerd, and CRI-O runtimes. Run any OCI-compatible container image from any registry.
Private Container Registry
Included private registry with vulnerability scanning. Push images from CI/CD pipelines, pull them from your containers — all within the platform.
Auto-Scaling Containers
Scale container replicas up or down based on CPU, memory, or custom metrics. From 1 to 100 replicas in seconds.
Automatic Restart
Health checks monitor every container. If a container crashes, it's automatically restarted within 5 seconds.
CI/CD Integration
Connect GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. Every push triggers an image build and deployment — fully automated CI/CD pipeline.
docker-compose Support
Deploy multi-container applications from a docker-compose.yml file. The platform parses and schedules all services automatically.
Persistent Volumes
Attach persistent storage volumes to containers. Data survives container restarts, rescheduling, and scaling events.
Web Dashboard
Visual dashboard for managing containers: view logs, exec into containers, scale replicas, and monitor resource usage — all from the browser.
Technical Specifications
How Container Hosting Works
A visual breakdown of how Container Hosting connects to the platform backend.
Client Layer
Orchestration Layer
Container Runtime
Infrastructure
Use Cases & Examples
Real-world scenarios where Container Hosting delivers value.
Microservices Architecture
Deploy a microservices application where each service runs in its own container. Independent scaling, isolated failures, and technology diversity (different languages per service).
Example: A SaaS platform deploys 12 microservices (auth, billing, API, workers, etc.) as containers. Each scales independently — the API container scales to 20 replicas during peak, while the background worker stays at 2.
CI/CD Build Agents
Run self-hosted CI/CD build agents as containers. Spin up build environments on demand, run tests, then destroy them — no persistent infrastructure to manage.
Example: A team configures GitHub Actions to use self-hosted container runners. Each PR triggers a fresh container with the build environment, runs tests, then the container is destroyed — clean builds every time.
Batch Processing Jobs
Run batch processing jobs (data transformation, video encoding, ML inference) as containers. Scale to 100 replicas during processing, scale to 0 when done — pay only for compute time used.
Example: A media company encodes 1,000 videos by launching 50 container replicas of an FFmpeg image. All 1,000 videos encode in 20 minutes, then the containers scale to 0 — total cost: $2.
Backend Integration
How Container Hosting connects to the platform's backend systems.
Data Entity
HostingAccount
Backend Function
provisionHostingAccount
Automation Workflow
Auto-Provision Hosting Account
Container hosting provisioning creates a HostingAccount with container runtime metadata. The platform allocates container runtime capacity, configures the private registry, sets up the network proxy and health monitor, and deploys the initial container image — typically in under 10 seconds for pre-built images.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between containers and VMs?
VMs virtualize the entire OS (each VM has its own kernel). Containers share the host OS kernel, making them lighter (MBs vs GBs), faster to start (milliseconds vs seconds), and more resource-efficient.
Can I run Kubernetes on container hosting?
Container hosting is for individual containers. For full Kubernetes clusters with pods, services, and ingress, see our Kubernetes Hosting service.
Can I use my own container image?
Yes. Pull images from Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or any public/private registry. Push to our included private registry for faster pulls.
What happens if a container crashes?
Health checks detect the failure and the container is automatically restarted within 5 seconds. For multi-replica deployments, traffic is routed to healthy replicas during restart.
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