Why I built Deploynix

Every new client project started the same way: provision a server, install PHP, configure Nginx, set up Supervisor for queues, get Horizon running, wire up zero-downtime deploys, lock down SSH, install Redis, configure backups, and pray nothing breaks at 2am.

Forge solved most of that, and I used it for years. But the moment I needed to share servers with the agency I was working with — or a contractor I was collaborating with on a client codebase — Forge bumped me to the $39 Business tier just to add a teammate. For a 5-person team, that's a 3x price gap on a feature that should be table stakes.

I kept thinking: I've been deploying Laravel apps for clients for years. I know exactly what's missing. Why not just build it?

So in late 2025, I started.

Deploynix is a managed Laravel deployment platform — same category as Forge and Ploi, with one difference: team seats are included from $12/month.

What's in v1, right now:

• One-click server provisioning on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner, or Bring your own server
• Zero-downtime deploys with atomic releases and instant rollback
• Native Horizon, Reverb, scheduled tasks, queue workers
• Real-time deploy logs over WebSocket
• Free tier with a vanity *.deploynix.cloud SSL subdomain — useful for client demos
• 14-day money-back guarantee, Paddle as merchant of record

Everything I ship goes into the changelog — no marketing fluff, just dated entries with the commit-level detail Forge's changelog never bothers to publish.

Deploynix is pre-revenue. As of writing, we have a small handful of free users and zero paying customers. The "trusted by thousands" line you'll see on competitor sites isn't a line I can write yet, and I'm not going to fake it.

What I can tell you:

• I'm a real person, building this in public.
• I've shipped production Laravel for years — this isn't my first rodeo with the stack I'm tooling against.
• Every customer in the first cohort gets my personal email and a private support channel.

If something breaks, I'm the one who fixes it. If you have a feature request, I'm the one who reads it. There's no support tier between you and the founder.