Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone(cloudinabottle.org)
635 points by zplizzi 4 days ago | 312 comments
tl;dr: Cloud in a Bottle is an open-source personal cloud platform: an Ubuntu-based server that runs webapps as rootless hardened containers behind a unified dashboard, with single sign-on across apps and inter-app permissioned APIs (aiming to feel like a "cloud smartphone"). Built by Imbue as an alternative to Sandstorm, Nextcloud, Yunohost, and Coolify, it's self-hostable with zero telemetry, plus a paid managed option running the same code. The curated app catalog is currently small, so early adopters will need some technical chops.
HN Discussion:
  • Broad frustration with cloud oligopoly makes the time ripe for accessible self-hosting alternatives
  • ~The project needs critical missing pieces like turnkey backups to truly deliver on accessibility
  • App deployment isn't the real bottleneck; domain, DNS, and networking setup are the actual barriers
  • The small curated app catalog is uninspiring and the approach feels dated compared to AI-driven alternatives
  • Undisclosed astroturfing by the team promoting this project on GitHub is problematic