Self-hosting

Podbay Self-Hosted gives Claude a persistent workspace on your own computer or server. You still work from the official Claude apps; Docker on your host keeps the project, services, and Podbay dashboard running.

Choose it when control of the host matters more than a polished, managed setup and you are willing to help test an early release.

What you can do with it

• give Claude a durable workspace for a real project;
• use your existing Claude Pro or Max subscription from desktop or mobile;
• run an application with local databases and workers;
• keep declared services and recurring work available while the host is online;
• manage project secrets and health from a local dashboard.

The current self-hosted edition is for one owner. It works best for local experiments, homelabs, and private-network use.

Install

You need Docker Desktop or Docker Engine with Compose v2, at least 8 GB of memory, about 6 GB of free disk space, and a Claude Pro or Max subscription.

curl -fsSL podbay.cloud/install.sh | sh

Open http://localhost:8080 on the Docker host, create the owner login, and launch your first pod. After Claude is signed in, continue from the official Claude desktop or mobile app.

Decide whether the trade-off fits

• Your Docker host must stay awake and online for Claude, services, and scheduled work to continue.
• App previews currently open only from a browser on that host.
• Remote deployment needs Docker-aware network filtering and is still experimental.
• The built-in login is for one owner, not a team or public multi-user service.
• Deleting a pod deletes its workspace; important code and data need an external backup.
• Updates may include breaking changes during the alpha.

The public Podbay install repository contains installation, deployment, operations, architecture, and security guides. The buildable source release and its license are still being prepared; the install repository is not yet the source distribution.