Visual Backend Deployment Platform

Design, Deploy, and Manage Your Infrastructure in One Place

Build your backend as a visual graph. Add containers, databases, queues, cron jobs, proxies, and functions, connect them in one place, and deploy without heavy DevOps setup.

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Your Code Is Ready. Deployment Is Still the Bottleneck

Small backend workloads still get stuck in cloud setup, manual wiring, and tools that break once more than one service is involved.

Code is ready, but deployment slows everything down.

Simple backend services still need to much setup.

Rebuilding the same setup accross projects waste time.

Connecting APIs, databases, and workers is manual.

From Repo or Idea to Running Backend in Four Steps.

Move from code to a running backend with a visual setup flow that keeps services, connections, and deployment easier to manage.

1

Start from code or template

Connect a GitHub repo or start from a deployment template for a common backend setup, then customize it as needed.

2

Build your graph visually

Add services as nodes like containers, databases, queues, proxies, cron jobs, or VMs, and map how they connect.

3

Configure what matters

Set the service inputs and deployment settings in one place instead of hunting through cloud dashboards...

4

Deploy and manage

Deploy your graph, manage connected services, and make changes without rebuilding the setup from scratch.

Design, Deploy, and Manage Your Infratructure in One Place

Shoal brings graph-based deployment, connected services, environments, and visibility into one visual workflow.

Visual Infrastructure Graph

Visual Infrastructure Graph

Map services and connections in a live graph instead of piecing infrastructure together across configs and cloud dashboards.

Graph-Based Deployment

Graph-Based Deployment

Turn your backend graph into running infrastructure without manually wiring runtimes, networking, and service setup.

GitHub Integration

GitHub Integration

Connect a repo and move from code to deployment faster with a smoother build and deploy workflow.

Multi-Service Orchestration

Multi-Service Orchestration

Run APIs, workers, databases, queues, and supporting services together in one connected system.

Multi-Environment Management

Multi-Environment Management

Reuse setups across test, staging, and production without rebuilding environments from scratch.

Prebuilt Templates

Prebuilt Templates

Start from proven backend setups instead of rebuilding the same architecture and deployment flow each time.

Run in Your Own Cloud

Run in Your Own Cloud

Keep control of your infrastructure instead of getting locked into a closed deployment platform.

Logs & Visibility

Logs & Visibility

See what is running, how services connect, and what needs attention without jumping across scattered tools.

The Building Blocks Behind Real Backend Systems

Shoal brings graph-based deployment, connected services, environments, and visibility into one visual workflow.

ContainersContainers
Message QueuesMessage Queues
DatabasesDatabases
Cron JobsCron Jobs
Virtual MachinesVirtual Machines
ProxiesProxies
FunctionsFunctions
NetworkingNetworking
CacheCache

Built for Technical Teams That Want Less Setup and More Shipping

Shoal brings graph-based deployment, connected services, environments, and visibility into one visual workflow.

Indie Developers & Builders

Indie Developers & Builders

Ship scripts, APIs, and tools quickly without cloud friction.

Small Technical Teams

Small Technical Teams

Run backend systems without hiring DevOps.

Internal Tool Engineers

Internal Tool Engineers

Ship internal tools and APIs without platform delays.

Technical Founders

Technical Founders

Go from idea to production without setup slowing you...

What You Can Launch With Shoal

From APIs and cron jobs to internal tools and automations, Shoal helps technical teams get real backend workloads live faster.

Deploy an API ,with a database.

Deploy an API with a database.

Run background ,workers and job queues.

Run background workers and job queues.

Launch cron jobs ,and scheduled tasks.

Launch cron jobs and scheduled tasks.

Deploy internal tools ,for your team.

Deploy internal tools for your team.

Ship automations that ,need a real backend.

Ship automations that need a real backend.

Run bots, automations, ,and backend agents.

Run bots, automations, and backend agents.

Deploy a GitHub repo ,as a working backend.

Deploy a GitHub repo as a working backend.

Spin up staging and test ,environments faster.

Spin up staging and test environments faster.

Deploy a vibe-coded ,backend project.

Deploy a vibe-coded backend project.

Why Builders Choose Shoal

"Shoal helped us get a backend service live without spending days in cloud setup. The visual graph made the whole system much easier to understand."

Alex Carter

Technical Founder

"We deployed workers, a database, and supporting services much faster than our usual setup. Shoal gave us speed without feeling like a toy platform."

Maya Chen

Internal Tools Engineer

"For internal tools and lightweight backend services, Shoal made deployment feel far less messy. It was easier to launch, easier to follow, and easier to manage."

Daniel Ross

Backend Engineer

Don't Let Deployment Kill Your Momentum

Get backend services, APIs, and workers running without dragging every project through manual cloud setup

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FAQ

No. Shoal is built to reduce manual infrastructure setup so technical builders can deploy visually instead of managing every cloud step directly.