# Shard Cloud

> Shard Cloud is a cloud hosting platform for deploying web applications, APIs, bots, managed databases, VPS virtual machines, domains, email hosting, and CDN assets from one dashboard, with a built-in AI agent (Shard AI) and an MCP server. Its infrastructure is located in Ashburn, Virginia (USA).

Shard Cloud hosts web applications, APIs, Discord, WhatsApp, and Telegram bots, databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), VPS workloads, game servers, static websites, and CDN assets. Applications run on Node.js, Python, Go, Java, PHP, .NET (C#), Ruby, Elixir, static HTML, or a custom Docker image. It is a registered Brazilian company, founded in August 2025, and serves users in Portuguese and English. Rated 4.9/5 on Trustpilot (200+ reviews).

Plans are billed monthly (quarterly, semi-annual, and annual billing carry additional discounts). Prices are in BRL (R$); the English site shows approximate USD conversions.

- Basic: from R$7.70/month — 1-2GB RAM, 1-2 vCPU, 5-10GB CDN storage
- Core: from R$21.00/month — 4-8GB RAM, 4-5 vCPU, 35-100GB CDN storage
- Pro: from R$59.50/month — 12-24GB RAM, 6-10 vCPU, 150-250GB CDN storage
- Enterprise: configurations from 32GB RAM and 12 vCPU to 384GB RAM and 18 vCPU.
- Email hosting: mailboxes from R$8.00/month each.

## Start here

- [Full reference](https://shardcloud.app/llms-full.txt): Every resource's capabilities and FAQ, plan details, and the domain price table in one file.
- [Home](https://shardcloud.app/en): Product overview, hosting features, supported stacks, pricing entry points, and FAQ.
- [Pricing](https://shardcloud.app/en/pricing): Hosting plans, enterprise resources, monthly billing, and plan comparison.
- [Pricing as markdown](https://shardcloud.app/pricing.md): Plan prices, limits, and included features in plain text, generated live from the plans API.
- [All resources](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources): Explore all Shard Cloud platform features and operational tools.
- [Application vulnerability scanning](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/vulnerability-scanning): Check app components, review findings and warnings, and track scan history.
- [Free trial](https://shardcloud.app/en/free-plan): Claim the 7-day free trial; your account email is verified before activation.
- [Templates](https://shardcloud.app/en/templates): One-click deploy templates for common stacks.

## Solutions

- [SaaS hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/saas-hosting): Host your SaaS on Shard Cloud with apps, databases, domains, email hosting, CDN, analytics, AI, and zero-downtime deploys.
- [Bot hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/bot-hosting): Host Discord, WhatsApp and Telegram bots that stay online, with no sleep mode. Automatic restarts, free HTTPS and 9 runtimes. Free 7-day trial.
- [Discord bot hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/discord-bot-hosting): A Discord bot that stays online, with no sleep mode, automatic restarts and a 15 ms average ping. Node.js, Python and 7 more runtimes. Free 7-day trial.
- [Telegram & WhatsApp bot hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/telegram-whatsapp-hosting): Host WhatsApp and Telegram bots that stay online, with no sleep mode. Free HTTPS for webhooks, persistent sessions and automatic restarts. Free 7-day trial.
- [Website hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/website-hosting): Publish your website on a free *.shardweb.app subdomain with SSL, buy a domain or bring your own, and track traffic with the built-in web analytics panel.
- [Reseller hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/reseller-hosting): Resell white-label applications, databases, VPS, and CDN through your own product. Use the Shard Cloud API while your customers interact only with your brand.
  - [Reseller hosting documentation](https://docs.shardcloud.app/api-reference/introduction)

## Build and run

- [Applications](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/applications): Deploy production-ready web apps and APIs in Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, Java, .NET (C#), Ruby, or Elixir — from GitHub or a ZIP, with custom domains and live metrics.
- [Databases](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/databases): Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis hosting with TLS-only connections, one-click web visualizers, password management, and real-time metrics.
- [Virtual machines](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/virtual-machines): Full VPS hosting on Shard Cloud: Linux virtual machines with SSH access, root control, custom-distro reinstalls, backups, and live resource metrics.
- [Docker images](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/custom-docker-images): Build and host custom Docker images from a Dockerfile in a ZIP, RAR or GitHub repo. Rebuild on every push, follow live build logs. Core plan and up.
  - [Docker images documentation](https://docs.shardcloud.app/custom-docker-images.md)
- [Domains](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/domains): Buy a new domain directly on Shard Cloud or transfer one you own, manage DNS and nameservers, issue SSL, and connect it to your app — all in one dashboard.
- [Email hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/email-hosting): Create mailboxes on your own domain, read and send in the webmail, and connect apps over IMAP and SMTP. SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX set up for you, plus aliases.
- [Global CDN](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/cdn): Upload files to an integrated S3-compatible CDN bucket, organize them by folder, and deliver them globally — with instant cache purging when content changes.
  - [Global CDN documentation](https://docs.shardcloud.app/cdn/introduction)
- [Load balancers](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/load-balancers): Route domains and subdomains to Shard Cloud applications with round-robin distribution, automatic failover, groups, timeouts, custom error pages, and analytics.

## Automate and evolve

- [Shard AI](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/ai-assistant): Shard AI is Shard Cloud's built-in AI assistant — describe what you want to build and it plans, creates, and connects your app and database automatically.
- [AI error analysis](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/ai-error-analysis): Scheduled AI reviews check your apps every 5 hours to flag crash loops, OOM risk, CPU spikes, and traffic drops automatically — before you have to look.
- [File manager](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/file-manager): Browse, edit, upload, and download your application's files from a visual dashboard file manager — no SSH or local setup required.
- [MCP server](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/mcp-server): Use Claude, Cursor, or another MCP-compatible client to work with your authorized Shard Cloud apps, databases, virtual machines, and projects.

## Platform

- [About Shard Cloud](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/about): Learn how Shard Cloud brings apps, AI, virtual machines, databases, domains, email hosting, backups, and CDN together at transparent prices.
- [Enterprise](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/enterprise): Shard Cloud Enterprise adds dedicated capacity, automatic vulnerability scans, certified infrastructure, and dedicated support for organizations that have outgrown Pro.
- [Infrastructure](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/infrastructure): Deploy apps, databases, and virtual machines on high-performance infrastructure in Ashburn, Virginia with 25 Gbps networking and data-center security.
- [Developer tools](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/tools): Manage Shard Cloud apps and databases from your terminal, editor, and CI/CD pipeline with the official CLI, VS Code extension, and GitHub Actions.

## Observe and protect

- [Application analytics](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/app-analytics): Monitor your app's HTTP traffic, response times, status codes, requests per second, routes, browsers, and geography in real time from the Shard Cloud dashboard.
- [Metrics and alerts](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/metrics-alerts): Track RAM, CPU, and network usage for every app, database, and VM, set custom time ranges, and get alerted before resource pressure becomes downtime.
- [Vulnerability scanning](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/vulnerability-scanning): Scan app runtimes, dependencies, and base images. Review findings and history.
- [Backups](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/backups): Create one-click backups for apps, databases, and VPS, and restore or download any recovery point on demand — before a change becomes an incident.

## Runtimes

- [Node.js hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/nodejs-hosting): Deploy Node.js apps, APIs, sites, bots, and workers from GitHub or ZIP/RAR with free HTTPS, custom domains, persistent storage, logs, and current plan pricing.
  - [Node.js hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/javascript.md)
  - [How to Host Puppeteer Applications](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/platform/puppeteer)
  - [How to Host Discord Bots](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/bots/discord)
  - [How to Host Telegram Bots](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/bots/telegram)
- [Static hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/static-hosting): Host HTML, React, Vite, or Astro static builds with nginx, free HTTPS, custom domains, persistent storage, live logs, and current plan pricing.
  - [Static hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/static.md)
- [Python hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/python-hosting): Deploy FastAPI, Flask, Django, Celery, and Python bots from GitHub or ZIP/RAR with requirements.txt, free HTTPS, custom domains, persistent storage, and logs.
  - [Python hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/python.md)
  - [How to Host Selenium Applications](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/platform/selenium)
  - [How to Host Discord Bots](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/bots/discord)
  - [How to Host Telegram Bots](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/bots/telegram)
- [Go hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/go-hosting): Deploy Go apps, Gin, Fiber, Echo, chi services, and discordgo bots from source or a prebuilt binary with automatic builds, HTTPS, persistent storage, and logs.
  - [Go hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/go.md)
  - [How to Host Gin Applications](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/api/gin)
- [Java hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/java-hosting): Deploy Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, and executable Java JARs with JDK selection, free HTTPS, persistent storage, logs, and JVM memory guidance.
  - [Java hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/java.md)
  - [How to Host a Lavalink Server](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/platform/lavalink)
- [PHP hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/php-hosting): Deploy PHP apps with Composer, PHP version selection, free HTTPS, custom domains, persistent /app storage, logs, and automatic restarts.
  - [PHP hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/php.md)
- [Ruby hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/ruby-hosting): Deploy Rails, Sinatra, Sidekiq, and Ruby bots with Bundler, custom startup commands, free HTTPS, custom domains, persistent storage, logs, and restarts.
  - [Ruby hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/ruby.md)
  - [How to Host Ruby on Rails Applications](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/website/rails)
- [.NET (C#) hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/dotnet-hosting): Deploy .NET (C#) ASP.NET Core apps, minimal APIs, Blazor Server projects, Discord.Net bots, and Worker Services from source or a DLL with HTTPS and logs.
  - [.NET (C#) hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/csharp.md)
- [Elixir hosting](https://shardcloud.app/en/resources/elixir-hosting): Deploy Phoenix, LiveView, Oban, Nostrum, and Elixir projects with Mix, custom startup commands, free HTTPS, persistent storage, logs, and automatic restarts.
  - [Elixir hosting deployment guide](https://docs.shardcloud.app/languages/elixir.md)
  - [How to Host Phoenix Applications](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/website/phoenix)

## Documentation

- [Documentation](https://docs.shardcloud.app): Technical documentation and getting-started guides.
- [Documentation index](https://docs.shardcloud.app/llms.txt): Complete documentation link index for AI systems.
- [API reference](https://docs.shardcloud.app/api-reference/introduction): REST API for provisioning and managing applications, databases, and VPS.
- [CDN documentation](https://docs.shardcloud.app/cdn/introduction): Upload, organize, and deliver static assets through the CDN.
- [CLI](https://docs.shardcloud.app/cli/cli): Manage applications and databases from the terminal.
- [VS Code extension](https://docs.shardcloud.app/vscode/vscode): Manage applications, databases, and logs from the editor.
- [GitHub Actions](https://docs.shardcloud.app/tutorials/platform/github-actions): Deploy and operate applications from CI/CD workflows.
- [Status page](https://status.shardcloud.app/): Real-time service availability and incident updates.

## Optional

- [Portuguese (Brazil) site](https://shardcloud.app/pt-br): The same pages in Portuguese; each English page has an equivalent under /pt-br.
- [Trustpilot reviews](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/shardcloud.app): Customer reviews of Shard Cloud.
- [Terms](https://shardcloud.app/en/terms): Terms of service, refund policy, payment terms, and data policy.
- [Privacy](https://shardcloud.app/en/privacy): Privacy policy and data protection information.