sidekick

Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS.

⭐ 7,349 stars on GitHub · 🍴 153 forks · 📜 License: gpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: Go

What is sidekick?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Main components

• 👍 One command VPS setup (docker, traefik, sops, age)
• 💻 deploy any application from a dockerfile
• ✊ Zero downtime deployment
• 🌏 High availability and load balancing
• 🔒 Zero config SSL Certs
• ✅ Connect domains or use sslip.io out of the box
• 🔥 Built in integration with SOPS
• 🛸 Escape the vendorlock forever

Clear use cases

• VPS running Ubuntu - LTS recommended
• SSH Key available on your machine to login to VPS.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ deployment
• 🏷️ heroku
• 🏷️ self-host
• 🏷️ self-hostable
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ self-hosting
• 🏷️ selfhosting
• 🏷️ vps-admin
• 🏷️ vps-server
• 🏷️ vps-setup

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/MightyMoud/sidekick.git
cd sidekick
docker build -t sidekick .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 sidekick

Minimum system requirements

⚡ Deploy fast on VSIS

Use the VSIS VPS Lite 2GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 25GB SSD (~104k/tháng) plan from VSIS.NET — high-speed VN-based VPS, 24/7 support, ideal for running sidekick smoothly.

🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

👉 See matching VPS plans at vsis.net

Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: MightyMoud/sidekick
• 🌐 Homepage: https://www.sidekickdeploy.com
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 05/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.