Light Cloud provides a unified platform that builds and deploys full‑stack applications directly from a GitHub repository. It automatically detects frameworks, ships static sites to a global CDN or containers to Cloud Run, and provisions managed Postgres, while offering branch‑specific preview URLs and zero‑cost idle scaling. The service also integrates AI assistants like Claude and GitHub Copilot to create, deploy, and monitor apps via conversational commands.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Developers often spend significant time configuring build pipelines, provisioning databases, and managing deployment environments for full‑stack web applications, especially when coordinating static assets, containerized backends, and relational databases across cloud services.
Solution
Light Cloud offers a unified deployment platform that connects directly to a GitHub repository and automatically builds and deploys each push. Static sites are served from a global CDN, while backend containers run on Cloud Run with automatic scaling to zero when idle, eliminating unnecessary compute costs. Managed PostgreSQL databases are provisioned within the same project and securely linked to the application. The platform generates preview URLs for every branch and pull request, providing instant live environments that are removed when the branch is deleted. Developers can also trigger deployments and view logs through AI assistants like Claude or GitHub Copilot, streamlining the workflow from code to production.
Target Audience
Primary users are developers and development teams building full‑stack web applications who need fast, cost‑effective deployments from GitHub, as well as organizations seeking integrated hosting of static sites, containers, and managed databases.
Features
- Automatic detection of project type (static site or container) and seamless deployment to CDN or Cloud Run
- Managed PostgreSQL provisioning with encrypted credentials and region/size configuration
- Per‑branch preview environments with unique URLs that are created on push and destroyed when the branch is removed
- Idle container scaling to zero, ensuring no charges for unused compute resources
- Integrated observability with centralized logs and metrics tied to each deployment
- AI‑assisted deployment commands via Claude or GitHub Copilot, including framework detection and .env parsing
- Usage‑based hourly billing with a free 30‑day trial and no per‑project fees