STEP 01
Run one command
Paste the install line on any Linux server. The agent enrolls with a one-time token and dials out — no inbound port, no exposed SSH.
$ kusta up // any server, fully managed
Turn any cheap server into a managed platform.
Install one outbound-only agent on a server you already rent — from any provider — and kusta handles your deploys, security updates and monitoring. Run real production apps without becoming a sysadmin.
outbound-only agent · your root, your bill · cancel anytime
fleet agent ⇄ kusta
encrypted tunnel heartbeat ↑ tasks & deploys ↓
01 how it works
From bare server to managed platform in three steps.
No control panel to migrate to, no SSH keys to hand over. You keep the server; kusta manages it in place.
STEP 02
Deploy your app
Push a git repo and kusta builds and ships it — or launch a ready-made app from our catalog, live in minutes.
$ git push kusta main STEP 03
It stays managed
From then on kusta patches the OS, lands security fixes fast, and watches health around the clock — so you don't.
$ kusta status 02 what you get
The DevOps you'd rather not run, handled.
The four jobs that stand between a cheap server and real production traffic — all on autopilot.
deployed 40s ago
Application deployments
Push from git and kusta builds and ships your app automatically — or launch a ready-made one from our catalog in a click.
patched · up to date
Security & OS updates
The OS and packages stay patched automatically, so security fixes land fast without you ever logging in.
all healthy · 24/7
Monitoring
Health is watched around the clock, so problems surface — and small ones self-heal — before they page you.
0 inbound ports
Secure by default
The agent only dials out: no new inbound port, no exposed SSH, least-privilege everywhere.
03 why kusta
The price and control of a raw server, the experience of a platform.
Keep the cheap box you already rent; add the managed layer a small team would otherwise have to own.
vs. bare server + scripts
No fragile scripts to babysit for patching or deploys — it's built in and maintained.
vs. a full PaaS
No premium markup on compute and no vendor cage. You still own the box; kusta just manages it.
vs. hiring DevOps
Ship production apps solo — kusta handles the ops work a full-time engineer would.
04 eu data sovereignty
Your data stays in the EU.
kusta manages your server where it already lives — GDPR-ready and provider-agnostic, on infrastructure you own.
EU-hosted
Runs where your server already sits
GDPR-ready
Data stays on your own infrastructure
Outbound-only
The agent dials out; nothing listens
05 no lock-in
Cancel anytime. Your server keeps running.
kusta is a management layer, not a landlord. Remove the agent and your apps stay exactly where they are.
You keep root
Full root access to the server the entire time. kusta never takes the keys away.
Your provider, your bill
Rent the server from whoever you like and pay them directly. kusta doesn't resell compute.
Cancel anytime
Remove the agent whenever you want and the server keeps running exactly as it is.
06 faq
Answers before you install.
What is kusta, exactly?
A management layer for a server you already rent. You install one small agent, and kusta gives that server git-based deployments, automatic security and OS updates, and round-the-clock monitoring — the managed-platform experience without the sysadmin work.
Do I have to open any ports?
No. The agent only makes outbound connections to kusta. Nothing new listens on the internet — no inbound port, and not even SSH needs to be exposed.
Does it lock me in?
No. You rent the server from your own provider and keep root the whole time. Cancel anytime, remove the agent, and the server keeps running your apps untouched.
Can it break my running apps?
Updates are applied carefully while monitoring watches health and self-heals small issues. And because you keep root, you can always inspect or step in yourself.
Where does it run?
On your own server at any provider you choose — EU hosts included — so your data stays on infrastructure you control.
the waitlist
Give your cheap server a managed platform.
kusta is opening up soon. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment you can point it at your first server.