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DCSA place to build.

For the curious. For the builders.

VMs and K3s for
your next idea.

For hobbyists, developers and enthusiasts.

Bring your side projects, experiments and everyday tools to life with virtual machines and K3s clusters. Explore private networks, browser consoles and public HTTPS for noncritical projects.

Open the consoleFind your next project

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  • Side projects
  • Dev environments
  • Kubernetes labs
PROJECT EXAMPLE
01
A LITTLE SPACE FOR A BIG IDEA

weekend-project

MAKE IT YOURSYour own VM

A home for your app,
API or experiment.

TRY SOMETHING NEWYour K3s lab

Three nodes.
Plenty to explore.

Your private network
Your code. Your tools. Your little corner of the cloud.

BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO BUILD

Big ambition.
Weekend project energy.

You don’t need a big team to have a good idea. DCS gives you space to try it, understand it, and keep making it better.

01 / HOBBYISTS

Make it a real thing.

Give that weekend project a home. Run a personal app, experiment with self-hosting, or build a useful little tool just because you can.

Side projects · Personal tools · Self-hosting
02 / DEVELOPERS

Room for your next build.

Build and test APIs and applications in your own environment. Organise your resources into projects, then share your web app over HTTPS.

APIs · Development · Web applications
03 / ENTHUSIASTS

Learn by running it.

Get hands-on with Linux, containers and Kubernetes. Explore a three-node K3s cluster and turn something you’ve read about into something you understand.

Linux · Containers · Kubernetes labs

YOUR TOOLBOX

Two ways to get building.

Choose a virtual machine for flexibility or a K3s cluster to explore Kubernetes. Keep everything together in one console.

Virtual machines

Your own environment for apps, experiments and the tools you want to run.

  • Resource plans with clear CPU, RAM and storage sizes
  • A browser console to install your OS and get started
  • Private networking for your project’s resources
Explore virtual machines

K3s clusters

A practical place to learn Kubernetes and run your containerised applications.

  • Three nodes with automatic K3s installation
  • A browser terminal and downloadable kubeconfig
  • Publish your web applications over HTTPS
Explore K3s

Ready to share a web application? Explore HTTP publishing over HTTPS.

At home in the terminal?

Explore the DCS API, TypeScript SDK and CLI alongside the console.

Read the developer docs

FROM IDEA TO YOUR OWN RESOURCE

A few steps. A fresh start.

The resource wizard takes you from choosing a plan to following your deployment.

  1. 01

    Pick your plan.

    Choose a VM or K3s cluster and a resource size that fits what you want to build.

  2. 02

    Make it yours.

    Name your resource and choose its project and private network. Create them as you go.

  3. 03

    Review and build.

    Review your allocation and access, then follow deployment from your console.

PRACTICAL GUIDES

Understand your next step.

Learn how to choose a resource, connect privately and publish only what you intend to share.

VM or K3s?

Compare operating-system control, container workflows and maintenance before choosing.

Browse all guides →

A PLACE FOR YOUR NEXT “WHAT IF?”

Bring your curiosity.
Build something yours.

For the project you keep thinking about.
And the things you’ll learn along the way.

Open the console

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