Shipown is a cross-platform Electron desktop application that deploys and operates web applications on Linux servers you own. It gives you the workflow of a managed deployment platform — connect a source, build, get a live URL, roll back — while the servers and the data stay yours.

How is Shipown different from Vercel or Netlify?

Managed platforms run your app on their runtime and their account. Shipown deploys to a server you already rent or own, over plain SSH, and installs no agent to do it. You keep the smooth workflow without handing over the infrastructure.

What can it deploy today?

Three runtimes. Node applications run by PM2 — Next.js, Nuxt, Remix, SvelteKit, NestJS, Fastify and plain Express. Static sites served by Nginx, including Vite with React or Vue, Astro and plain HTML. And Docker, from a Dockerfile or a compose file, which covers any language that ships in a container. Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Java and .NET have no native runtime here; deploy them in a container.

Does Shipown need Docker?

No. Node applications run directly under PM2 and static sites are served by Nginx, on a server with no Docker at all. If you do use Docker, Shipown deploys to it as well — a Dockerfile or a compose file, with releases, health checks and rollback — and manages the containers already on the server: every container inspected, published and internal ports mapped, CPU and memory gauges, crash loops called out, start, stop, restart, a shell inside the container, and its logs. It can also install Docker on a server that has none.

Where does it deploy to?

A Linux server you can reach over SSH — a VPS, a cloud VM, or a box in your office. Ubuntu, Debian, the RHEL family and Alpine are handled. Your own computer is where a project comes from, not somewhere Shipown deploys to.

Are my SSH keys or environment variables uploaded anywhere?

No. SSH private keys, passwords, passphrases, environment variable values, source code and project files never leave your machine for licensing or telemetry. Credentials are held by the Electron main process and are never exposed to the interface. The one exception is one you opt into: the AI terminal sends its conversation to the AI provider you pick.

Where does the AI terminal send my server’s data?

Only to the provider you choose (DeepSeek, Anthropic Claude, or OpenAI), and only while you actively interact with it. The AI operator sends your prompt and the terminal outputs of the commands it runs under your own encrypted API key. Shipown does not intercept or store this telemetry. Destructive commands (reboots, rm -rf, firewall changes, stopping SSH) are never executed automatically without your explicit confirmation.

Can I roll a bad deployment back?

Yes. Every deploy lands in its own release directory, and the live pointer moves only after the build and the health check pass. A deploy that fails restores the previous release by itself, and you can switch back to an earlier release later from the app.

Does it deploy automatically when I push?

No. Shipown tells you when a branch has moved ahead of what a server is running, and how many commits are waiting, but a person still presses deploy. Automatic deployment on push is not part of this beta.

Is Shipown open source?

No. Shipown is a commercial product and its source is not published. What runs on your servers is plain SSH and shell — nothing is installed to phone home — but the desktop application itself is licensed, not open.

Is Shipown free, and how do I get access?

The beta is invite-only. An administrator issues a revocable licence key with an expiry and a device limit — typically two machines per key. Activation is checked server-side, and keys can be extended, revoked, or have a device slot freed.

Which platforms does the desktop app run on?

Windows, as an .exe installer, and Linux, as a .deb for Debian and Ubuntu. Both come from the same download server the app updates from, so the file on the invite page and the file an update fetches are the same file. macOS is not published yet.

Last updated 19 September 2026

Terms of service

These terms cover the Shipown desktop application, the licence keys sold on this site, and this website. Buying a licence or using the app means accepting them.

1. Who you are dealing with

Shipown is sold by FILL IN — registered business or proprietor name, FILL IN — full address, city, state, PIN. Questions, complaints and support all go to hello@pushops.dev, or FILL IN — contact number. There is more on the contact page.

2. What the licence gives you

A licence key lets you run Shipown for the period you paid for, on the number of devices your plan states, for the number of people it states. A seat is a person; a device is a machine. One person may use their own machines up to the device limit without taking a second seat.

The licence is personal to you or your organisation. It may not be resold, shared publicly, or handed to another business. A key that shows up on more devices than it covers, or is published anywhere, can be revoked.

3. What you may not do

Copy, decompile or reverse-engineer the application, except where the law says you may.
Remove or work around licensing, or use a key you were not issued.
Resell, rent or sublicense the application, or run it as a service for others.
Use it to reach servers you have no authority over.

4. Your servers are yours

Shipown connects to your servers over SSH from your own computer. Nothing is routed through our infrastructure, and we hold no credentials for your machines. What the app does on a server is what you told it to do, and the result is your responsibility — including deployments, deletions, firewall changes, and anything a command you approved caused. Keep your own backups.

5. Payment, period and renewal

Prices are shown on the pricing page in Indian rupees, and in US dollars where a plan is sold internationally; the dollar price is charged before the sales tax your own country adds. A purchase covers a fixed period and does not renew by itself: nothing is charged again unless you buy again. Payments made in India are handled by Razorpay, and payments made from outside India are sold and invoiced by Dodo Payments as merchant of record, who collect and remit the sales tax your country charges; we never see your full card details.

6. Refunds

Refunds are covered by the refund and cancellation policy, which is part of these terms.

7. Updates and changes to the app

Updates are delivered inside the app. A version that is out of date keeps working for one week after an update appears, and then asks to be updated before it continues. Features may be added, changed or withdrawn; if something you rely on is withdrawn during a period you have paid for, write to us and we will sort it out.

8. Availability

The licensing service that activates keys, and this website, are provided as they are. We aim to keep them up, without promising a particular uptime. The desktop app keeps working offline for a grace window when the licensing service cannot be reached, so a short outage does not stop your work.

9. Liability

To the extent the law allows, our total liability for any claim connected with Shipown is limited to what you paid for the licence in the twelve months before the claim. We are not liable for lost profits, lost data, or downtime on your own infrastructure. Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

10. Ending a licence

You can stop using Shipown at any time. We can revoke a licence that breaches these terms — for example a shared or published key — and will say why when we do. A revoked key stops activating the app; your servers and your data are untouched.

11. Privacy

What we collect and why is set out in the privacy policy. We never receive your SSH keys, server passwords, environment values or source code.

12. Changes to these terms

These terms can change. The date at the top says when they last did. A change never applies backwards to a licence you have already bought.

13. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts at FILL IN — city, India have jurisdiction.