Question 1

What does Stedhold do?

Accepted Answer

Stedhold turns local software, Git repos, Python and Streamlit tools, and existing DigitalOcean or VPS servers into privately shareable web apps. Each app has a Sign-in gate and sleeps when idle in an isolated container. A hosted app is served at <slug>.apps.stedhold.com.

Question 2

Who is Stedhold for?

Accepted Answer

Stedhold is for a person or an agency that already has software and wants a private link. It fits a Cursor project, a Python or Streamlit tool, a client app from Lovable, Bolt, or v0, or a server you already run.

Question 3

How much does Builder cost?

Accepted Answer

Builder is $19/month for 3 sleeping apps. An idle app sleeps until someone opens it.

Question 4

What does Agency include?

Accepted Answer

Agency is $79/month for 10 apps, plus access history and 24-hour guest passes. Custom domains are planned and not available yet. A 24-hour guest pass ends after 24 hours. The running cap in a workspace stays 2 apps.

Question 5

What does Business include?

Accepted Answer

Business is $299/month for 25 apps. Corporate Microsoft/Google sign-in is planned and not available yet. The apps still sleep when idle. The product demo on this site does not contact Google or Microsoft.

Question 6

Does an app sleep when idle?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An idle app sleeps until someone who passes the Sign-in gate opens it. Sleep when idle is part of every published plan.

Question 7

What is the Sign-in gate?

Accepted Answer

The Sign-in gate checks who is opening the app before the container wakes. Sign-in comes before wake. You can pause access if that person should stop.

Question 8

How are Private settings and keys handled?

Accepted Answer

Private settings and keys are encrypted. They are not given to the running app. The container does not inherit them.

Question 9

Can I pause access, and what is a 24-hour guest pass?

Accepted Answer

You can pause access. A 24-hour guest pass lasts 24 hours and does not receive a signed-in identity. It is for a short review, not a new member of the workspace.

Question 10

How does Stedhold compare with Railway, Render, a DigitalOcean droplet, and DIY AWS?

Accepted Answer

Railway, Render, and a DIY AWS setup leave the Sign-in gate and idle sleep to you. A droplet stays on at its own address until you add that gate yourself. Stedhold includes the Sign-in gate and Sleep when idle.

Option	Time to set up	Sign-in included	Sleeps when idle	Monthly cost
Stedhold	About a minute	Yes	Yes	$19 / mo
An open droplet or VPS	You provision the server	No	No	Droplet bill

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