# Introduction (/) Unbind is an open-source platform for running your apps on your own servers. You bring a server and a domain. Unbind gives you the workflow of [Railway](https://railway.com) or [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com), and you keep the hardware, the data and the bill. It is MIT licensed and the code is on [GitHub](https://github.com/unbindapp/unbind). ## What you can do [#what-you-can-do] * **Deploy from GitHub**: Connect a repository and Unbind builds and deploys it on every push. Most apps need no Dockerfile. * **Run Docker images**: Point a service at any image, public or private. * **Create databases**: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB and ClickHouse run next to your services, with backups to S3 compatible storage. * **Start from a template**: Deploy apps like [Supabase](/templates/supabase), [n8n](/templates/n8n), [Plausible](/templates/plausible) and [WordPress](/templates/wordpress) by filling in a short form. * **Use your own domains**: Every service can get a generated domain or a custom one. Certificates are issued and renewed for you. * **See what is happening**: Logs and metrics are built in, for one service or a whole project. * **Automate it**: Everything you can do in the UI is also in the [API](/api), and AI agents can use it through the [MCP server](/api/mcp/connect-a-client). ## How it scales [#how-it-scales] Start with one server. When you need more room, [add servers](/operations/servers) and Unbind spreads your services across them. You do not reinstall or migrate anything. Under the hood Unbind runs on [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io). You never have to touch it, but it is there if you want it. [How Unbind Works](/operations/how-unbind-works) has the details. ## Where to go next [#where-to-go-next] Install Unbind and deploy your first service. Teams, projects, environments and services. Requirements, DNS, servers and updates. Automate Unbind from code and agents.