SrvYard
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deploy / ssh / nginx / php-fpm

Your servers. Your repo. One symlink between a deploy and a rollback.

SrvYard logs in to your Ubuntu machines over SSH and runs what you would run: installs the stack, writes the vhost, builds each release in its own folder and switches traffic to it. It shows you the output, all of it.

Free plan: 1 server, 3 sites, 100 deployments a month. Compare plans.

# example output: release 85 of a Laravel site, started by the API
> Cloning acme-studio/shop (main) at 6f43fdf5
> Linking shared paths: .env, storage
> Running the deploy script
  composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
  npm ci && npm run build
  php artisan migrate --force
> current -> releases/85
> Reloading PHP-FPM
> Health check: GET /up
  200 OK
Finished

# when the health check fails after the switch
The release is live but the health check failed.
SrvYard does not roll back automatically:
use Rollback on an earlier deployment if needed.
376API operations in the OpenAPI file
7cloud integrations, plus any Ubuntu box
1 minmetrics sampled over SSH
4releases kept by default

01Product

screenshots of a demo organisation, not mock-ups

Everything it does is a page you can read.

Servers, sites, deployments, databases, certificates, firewall, SSH keys, cron, daemons, backups and monitoring. Each is a tab with the real state and the real log, not a status light.

user
srvyard (not root)
site root
/home/srvyard/<domain>
release dirs
releases/<deployment id>
shared
.env, storage, your own paths
web server
Nginx, PHP-FPM or a Node process
os
Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04

All features, area by area

SrvYard dashboard with recent servers, recent sites and the latest deployments
fig 1Dashboard: recent servers, recent sites and the last ten deployments across all of them.
Server monitoring charts for CPU, memory, disk, load and network
fig 2Monitoring: CPU, memory, disk, load and network, from one hour to thirty days.
Certificate details for a site: issuer, validity and renewal
fig 3Certificate in use: Let's Encrypt over HTTP-01, renewed for you.

02How it works

about ten minutes to a first site

  1. Add a server

    Run one command as root to authorise SrvYard’s key, or have it create a machine at Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Akamai (Linode), Vultr, AWS or Proxmox.

  2. Provision

    It installs Nginx, PHP and what the server type needs, closes the firewall to SSH, HTTP and HTTPS, and from then on logs in as srvyard.

  3. Create a site

    Pick a type, a repository and a branch. Go online on a free srvy.sh address and add your own domain whenever you like.

  4. Deploy

    Push, call the deploy hook from CI, or press the button. Roll back by pointing current at an older release.

A failed deployment with the AI explanation above the raw log
fig 4A failed deploy: the explanation on top, the raw log under it. Composer wanted PHP 8.4 and the site ran 8.3.
$read the log before you trust the explanation

On Business, a failed deploy gets a summary, a likely cause, fix steps and a confidence rating, written from the end of the output with secrets removed. The raw log is always one scroll below it, and it is the thing to believe when the two disagree.

How to read a deployment log

03Spec sheet

what is in the box
AreaDetailPlan
Servers Bring your own over SSH, or create at DigitalOcean, Hetzner Cloud, Akamai (Linode), Vultr, Amazon EC2 and Lightsail, or Proxmox VE 8.1+. Services, PHP versions, firewall, SSH keys, cron and daemons. all
Sites Laravel, Symfony, Statamic, WordPress, PHP, Next.js, Nuxt.js, static, and Other. all
Deployments Zero-downtime or in place. Shared paths, hooks, a health check, rollback, push to deploy from GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, and a deploy hook URL. all
SSL Let’s Encrypt over HTTP-01, DNS-01 for wildcards, custom certificates, force HTTPS. all
Databases MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL, plus Redis, created from the server page. all
Backups Database and file backups to S3-compatible storage, restores, retention, and provider snapshots. Pro, Business
Monitoring CPU, memory, disk, load and network sampled once a minute, alert thresholds, uptime checks and heartbeats for scheduled tasks. Pro, Business
API 250 paths and 376 operations, described in OpenAPI 3. Bearer tokens bound to one organisation and scoped by permission. RFC 9457 errors and idempotency keys. Pro, Business
Webhooks HMAC-SHA256 signed. Notification channels for Slack, Discord, Telegram and email. Pro, Business
Access Five built-in roles, custom roles, teams that limit who sees which servers and sites. Teams: Business
Import Laravel Forge, Ploi and VitoDeploy through a read-only token: drafts, then a scan and adopt of the real server. all

04What it does not do

so you can rule it out early

Not supported

  • Docker, Docker Compose and Kubernetes. Sites run directly on the server. If your app needs Docker, you install and run it yourself.
  • Python, Ruby, Go, Java and .NET as managed site types. The Other type lets you write your own deploy script; the runtime and the wiring are your work.
  • Windows servers, and Linux other than Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04.
  • Hosting your sites. The machines are always yours, in your own provider account.

Also worth knowing

  • No domain registration and no email hosting.
  • No command line tool. Use the dashboard or the REST API.
  • Octane keeps the application in memory and cannot follow a zero-downtime switch.
  • A rollback repoints the release folder. It does not undo database migrations.

Not sure your project fits? Describe it and we will tell you.

05Plans

read live from the console
£ GBP € EUR $ USD

Prices in £, € or $, billed by Stripe. Your servers stay in your own cloud account.

Hobby

One server and a few sites, to try SrvYard.

$0 / month, free
  • servers1
  • sites3
  • members3
  • deploys / month100
  • organisations1
  • history kept7 days
  • APIno
  • webhooksno
  • backupsno
  • monitoringno
  • teamsno
  • AI explanationsno
Start free

Pro

For developers running real apps.

$6 / month, or $60 / year
  • servers10
  • sitesunlimited
  • members10
  • deploys / monthunlimited
  • organisations3
  • history kept30 days
  • APIyes
  • webhooksyes
  • backupsyes
  • monitoringyes
  • teamsno
  • AI explanationsno
Start with Pro

Business

For teams: roles, teams and API.

$15 / month, or $150 / year
  • serversunlimited
  • sitesunlimited
  • membersunlimited
  • deploys / monthunlimited
  • organisations10
  • history kept90 days
  • APIyes
  • webhooksyes
  • backupsyes
  • monitoringyes
  • teamsyes
  • AI explanationsyes
Start with Business

Pricing in full, with the billing questions

06Moving from another panel

read-only

Read the old panel. Change nothing.

Give SrvYard a read-only token for Laravel Forge, Ploi or VitoDeploy. It turns servers, sites, domains and deploy scripts into drafts you review, then scans the real server and adopts what is on it. Nothing is written to the old panel, and nothing is installed during the scan.

How migration works

import
# Import / migrate
source      forge | ploi | vito
token       read-only, kept encrypted for an hour
scan        no changes
drafts      servers, sites, domains, deploy scripts
adopt       review, then confirm per site
old panel   untouched

07Questions

answers from the docs
What is SrvYard?

SrvYard is a control panel for servers you run yourself. It logs in over SSH and installs the software, then lets you manage sites, deployments, databases, certificates, backups and monitoring from a browser. Your sites keep running on your own machines. See What SrvYard is and how it works.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Hobby is free and includes 1 server, 3 sites and 100 deployments a month. Pro and Business raise those limits and switch on the API, webhooks, backups and monitoring. Business adds teams and AI explanations. Compare them in Compare plans and know your limits.

Which servers can I use?

Any fresh Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or 26.04 LTS machine that gives you root over SSH, or one that SrvYard creates for you at DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Akamai (Linode), Vultr, AWS or Proxmox. See Connect an existing server and Provision a server at a cloud provider.

How long does it take to get a first site online?

About ten minutes once you have a ready server. You create the site, run its first deployment and open it on a free srvy.sh address, so you need no domain or DNS to start. Follow Deploy your first site in ten minutes.

Can I move over from Forge or another panel?

Yes. SrvYard can read Laravel Forge, Ploi or VitoDeploy with a read-only token and turn what it finds into drafts, then scan and adopt the real server. Nothing is changed in the old panel or on any server. See Migrate from Laravel Forge, Ploi or VitoDeploy.

Where do I get help?

Search these docs first, then ask the support chat, and open a support ticket when you need a person to look at your problem. All three are free for every account. Never paste passwords, tokens or private keys into a chat or ticket. See Get help.

Can I host a Python, Ruby or Go site?

Not as a supported site type. SrvYard manages PHP, Node.js (Next.js and Nuxt.js) and static sites. The Other site type lets you set your own web directory and deploy script, but installing the language and wiring it up is your own work. See What SrvYard supports.

Do you support Docker or Kubernetes?

No. SrvYard runs sites directly on the server with Nginx, PHP-FPM or Node, and does not deploy or manage containers. If your app needs Docker, install and run it yourself on the server; see What SrvYard supports for the list.

Connect a server. Deploy a site. Read the log.

Free: 1 server, 3 sites, 100 deploys a month. Read the docs first if you prefer.