Imbue puts a $5 managed server behind its open-source personal cloud

Cloud in a Bottle combines rootless containers, unified login and a managed service for people who want to run web apps on infrastructure they control.

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Coding agents are making personal software cheap to create. Cloud in a Bottle targets the harder problem: giving those apps identity, hosting and isolation without surrendering control.

A human hand rests next to an elegant glass bottle containing a glowing, ethereal cloud, on a modern desk with a screen displaying the Imbue logo in the background.

In a September 6th launch post, Imbue, the AI company co-founded by Kanjun Qiu and Josh Albrecht, introduced Cloud in a Bottle, an open-source personal cloud for people who want control of their web apps without turning server maintenance into a second job. Its public AGPL-3.0 codebase can run on hardware controlled by the user, while Imbue sells managed instances beginning at $5 per month.…

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