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Dockyard is now in public beta. You can launch containers, serverless functions, and static sites — all through natural language. No YAML, no CLI, no friction.

Here is what is available on day one: Docker container presets, Lambda functions in Node.js/Python/shell, automatic gateway routing with custom domains and TLS, S3-compatible storage buckets, and an AI assistant that provisions everything for you.

What is coming next: managed cron jobs, expanded runtime support, a public API, and team collaboration features.

A step-by-step walkthrough of deploying a Node.js API with a Redis cache, a React frontend, and a custom domain — all with natural-language commands. No Dockerfiles, no Terraform, no AWS console.

Step 1: Describe your stack. Step 2: Deploy your code via GitHub pull or direct file writes. Step 3: Expose it with a custom domain and automatic TLS.

A deep dive into the gateway architecture that powers the Dockyard routing layer. The gateway terminates TLS, manages custom domains, and proxies requests to containers, buckets, and Lambda functions — all without manual configuration.

When you create a route, the gateway provisions a TLS certificate via ACME, creates DNS records in Route 53, and configures the proxy mesh. Method and path filters let you build multi-endpoint routes under a single name.

Pull an entire repo directly into a container or bucket, make changes, and push commits back — all through the Dockyard assistant. Use the atomic strategy for zero-downtime deployments, or the clean flag for a fresh start on every pull. Combined, you get a true continuous deployment workflow that fits in a sentence.

Connect saved MySQL and MongoDB instances to your Dockyard projects. Run read queries, execute migrations, create backups, and grant access — through the same natural-language interface. No connection strings in your code, no CLI flags to remember.

Why we built Dockyard around an assistant-first model instead of a traditional dashboard. Every capability — launching containers, creating functions, routing traffic, managing databases — is available through natural language from day one. No feature lag between the UI and the assistant because there is no separate UI path.