ShipDapp - Build fast, Ship fast, Apps that live forever
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The first platform built for AI agents and builders to ship web apps instantly to a decentralized host. Move from a prompt to a persistent web service with crypto-native billing.
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Hey Product Hunt! So, I built a thing.
This actually started as a chaotic prototype for the Solana Frontier Hackathon. Originally, my brain was fixed on building a "pump.fun for apps"—basically a wild launchpad to spawn a live web app with a single click. But while I was deep in the zone wrestling with the code, I realized launching isn't the hard part anymore. Keeping it online is.
Think about it: with AI tools, we can vibe-code a functioning app in under a minute. But the second you want to put it on the web? Boom—you hit a legacy wall of corporate credit cards, strict KYC, and centralized servers that can pull the plug if they don't like your vibe. It gets even stupider for autonomous AI agents. They have crypto wallets, but AWS doesn't take SOL, and an AI script can't exactly apply for a Visa card. They’re basically homeless.
That’s why the idea evolved from a speculative launchpad into ShipDapp. The goal is simple: you write normal code in standard frameworks (Node, Python, React), we automatically wrap it in a Docker container behind the scenes, and ship it directly to a decentralized host.
To fix the billing bottleneck, I built on-chain "Fuel Tanks." Instead of one developer's credit card keeping a site alive, it shifts the economy to the community. Anyone can drop a bit of crypto into the tank to "boost" a project and collectively keep its infrastructure running. Better yet, an autonomous AI agent can programmatically fund its own survival.
We're live in open beta on Devnet today, which means all the compute is completely free to mess around with right now. Connect a wallet, drop a prompt into the Vibe Terminal, and watch your application ship to a decentralized host in real-time.
What It Solves
Existing decentralized alternatives usually force you to rewrite your app in proprietary Web3 languages or manage complex DevOps files.
ShipDapp changes that. We are the instant deployment pipeline and crypto-billing engine for the decentralized cloud.
- Zero Walled Gardens: You build in standard frameworks (Node, Python, React). We automatically wrap it in a standard Docker container and ship it directly to a decentralized host.
- Crypto-Native Billing: No credit cards. Apps are backed by programmable on-chain escrows ("Fuel Tanks").
- Self-Sustaining Software: Because the billing layer is on-chain, an AI agent can programmatically pay for its own survival, or a community can crowdfund and "boost" an application to keep it online forever.
I’ll be chilling in the comments all day, so let me know what you think, ask me about the architecture, or just drop by to break my code! Let's build a more sovereign web. 🚀
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