An alternative to tools lik sst.dev or serverless framework, or a PaaS services like Render.com or Flightcontrol.

Deploys to user's own AWS. IaC-first. Has a PaaS-like console UI.

The best features: auto-generates IaC config by scanning your code. Has built-in EC2 runner which is 2-6x faster than AWS CodeBuild.

We've now also implemented dev mode, which is similar to SST. It deploys parts of the stacks that can't be locally emulated (lambda functions, cognito, etc.) with fast re-deploy, and emulates everything else (containers, SQL databases, Redis, DynamoDb, etc.) locally. This means testing/developing is pretty much free, and you have the fastest feedback loops possible.

Whole Stacktape, and dev mode in particular is also very optimized for coding agents with `--agent` flag.

To try it, run `npx stacktape init`

EDIT: Changed the link to github. Stacktape core is now open-source.

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algo_trader 14 hours ago | parent [-]

I have a spring/react jar.

Previously I built a jar/docker and deployed to a common server. Fine.

Can this service deploy this to AWS free tier? Will it "know" how to avoid any paid services? (I don't necessarily need a docker or even permanent storage yet)

EDIT: Also - charging a % of AWS bill is pretty wild...

	▲	matus_congrady 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The cheapest way to deploy a container accessible over HTTP is to use web-service resource (which uses AWS ECS loadbalanced with HTTP-Api-Gateway, which is pay-per-use) and use EC2 launch type (cheapest instances are only a few $). Not sure if it's still under AWS free tier, but definitely not expensive. Regarding charing % of AWS bill - yes, we're changing that soon. It's going to be flat fee + 10% of AWS bill. Our free tier covers 90% of vibecoder, freelancer and side-project use-cases though. So probably nothing to worry about unless you're a 2+ person business. And at that point, it's still far less expensive than having a DevOps person or learning all of the 150,000 AWS loopholes yourself.