Introduction
Welcome to Zanode — the modern cloud platform for South African developers
What is Zanode?
Zanode is a cloud hosting platform built specifically for South African developers. Deploy your applications with git-connected builds and enjoy local latency, managed databases, and predictable ZAR billing.
Deploy your first app
Get your app running on Zanode in under 5 minutes.
Why Zanode?
Local latency
Your code runs in South Africa. No more 200ms+ round trips to US or EU servers.
Git-push deploys
Connect your GitHub repo and deploy automatically on every push.
Managed PostgreSQL
Provision a database with one click. Same data center as your app.
ZAR billing
Predictable pricing in Rands. No exchange rate surprises.
Supported frameworks
Zanode auto-detects and builds your favourite frameworks:
- Next.js — Full-stack React with SSR
- SvelteKit — Svelte framework with SSR
- Astro (SSR) — Node adapter support
- Astro — Static sites
- Nuxt — Vue.js framework
- Remix — React framework
- Vite — React, Vue, and Svelte SPAs
- Node.js — Express, Fastify, and other servers
- WordPress — One-click managed WordPress hosting
- Dockerfile — Bring your own build/runtime