Define your languages, databases, and services — Stacktora generates a production-ready, runnable bootstrap: docker-compose, Makefile, CI, and 15+ files. Clone, to running in minutes.
Choose your runtime
The language your app runs in. Pick one to start.
Add datastores & services
Everything your app talks to. Toggle what you need.
Set versions & host ports
Pin exact image tags and map ports. Reproducible to the digit.
“Spun up a Node Postgres Redis stack in a couple minutes and everything just ran on first try. The Makefile targets are a nice touch, saves a ton of tribal knowledge going to new team members.”
“The teaser copy itself is sharp, that line about ending configuration drift lands hard. Curious how the 15+ generated files stay coherent as stacks get more complex.”
Works with the whole stack
No boilerplate to copy, no "works on my machine." Just pick, generate, and run.
Choose a runtime, add datastores and services, and set exact versions and host ports — no guesswork.
Stacktora produces a complete, opinionated bootstrap: compose, Makefile, Dockerfile, CI, README, and more.
Run make setup and your whole team is on the exact same environment. Every clone, every time.
Every file is opinionated, consistent, and ready to run — then kept that way as your team grows.
A company policy file checks every project against your team's rules — approved runtimes, required tooling, banned datastores — before it ships, not after.
A real GitHub Action and VS Code extension read stacktora.json natively and catch policy violations before they ever merge — nothing to install in the consuming repo.
Sensible defaults, health gates, and preflight checks so the first run actually works.
Next.js, Django, Rails, Phoenix, Bun, FastAPI and more — a complete stack in one click.
Pin exact image tags and map host ports per service. Reproducible down to the digit.
compose, Makefile, Dockerfile, CI, devcontainer, .env, .gitignore — 18+ files, all consistent.
Real values never land in committed files. A clean .env.example is generated for you — note where each real value actually lives, and Stacktora prints it as a comment right above the variable.
Node, Bun, Deno, Python, Go, Rust, Elixir, Java, .NET, Ruby, PHP — the same clean workflow across all of them.
Toggle on Kubernetes manifests or a Fly.io config — the same recipe, sized to real CPU and memory, not a placeholder.
Bundled starting stacks, your own team's saved recipes, or the public registry — one command away with stacktora install.
Curated, admin-reviewed recipes — install any of them in one command.
Stacktora doesn't hand you a snippet to wire up — it generates the entire, consistent file set a real project needs, ready to commit.
# 19 files, one consistent project acme-api/ ├─ docker-compose.yml ├─ Makefile ├─ Dockerfile ├─ .env.example ├─ .github/workflows/ci.yml ├─ .devcontainer/devcontainer.json ├─ .tool-versions ├─ README.md └─ … 11 more
Battle-tested stacks, ready to generate. Pick one and tweak — or start from scratch.
Most tools solve one slice of this problem — and stop once the files are generated. Stacktora keeps checking, in CI and your editor, long after day one.
| By hand | docker init | Dev Containers | Cloud IDE | Stacktora | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous policy enforcement | — | — | Shared config file | Org policies | ✓ Company-wide audit |
| Enforced in CI & editor, automatically | — | — | — | — | ✓ GitHub Action + VS Code ext. |
| Multi-service orchestration | Manual | Single service | Manual | Manual | ✓ Built-in wizard |
| Language runtimes covered | — | 1 per run | 1 per spec | 1 per spec | ✓ 11 runtimes |
| CI pipeline generated | — | — | — | — | ✓ GitHub Actions |
| Kubernetes & Fly.io configs | — | — | — | — | ✓ Both included |
| Versioned project library | — | — | — | — | ✓ Save & restore |
| Shareable stack link | — | — | — | Invite-only | ✓ Magic link |
| One-click push to GitHub | — | — | — | — | ✓ Opens a PR |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | ✓ | Local variant | Needs internet | ✓ |
| Editor lock-in | None | None | Best in VS Code | Browser / vendor | None |
| Time to a running environment | Hours | ~5 min | ~10–15 min to author | ~2 min to boot* | < 60 sec |
Reflects each tool's default, out-of-the-box behavior as of 2026 — most can be extended manually with enough time. *Assumes a devcontainer spec already exists. Stacktora is a generator, not a hosted runtime: every file it writes is yours, with no lock-in.
Start free. Upgrade when your team standardizes on it.
For individual developers getting started.
For developers who live in their terminal.
For teams standardizing onboarding.
For scaling teams that ship fast.
The things tech leads ask before they standardize their team on a tool.
Copied configs drift the moment someone tweaks a port or bumps an image. Stacktora generates a complete, opinionated set — compose, Makefile, Dockerfile, CI, devcontainer and more — that's internally consistent every time. You start from a standard, not someone's stale snapshot.
It runs. Every stack ships with pinned image versions, health checks, and a make doctor preflight that verifies Docker is ready and the host ports are free before anything starts. The goal is clone-to-running in minutes — not a debugging session.
A wide spread — 11 runtimes (Node, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, Java/Spring, .NET, Rust, Bun, Deno, Elixir), web frameworks (Next, Nuxt, Remix, Astro, SvelteKit, Vite + React/Vue, Angular), 8 datastores (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, Valkey, ClickHouse, pgvector) and 8 backing services (RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS, MinIO, Mailpit, Elasticsearch, Meilisearch, LocalStack). Mix any combination, or start from one of 40+ ready-made templates. We add more regularly.
No. We emit plain, standard files you fully own — docker-compose, Makefile, Dockerfile. Delete your account tomorrow and every project keeps running exactly as before. Stacktora is a generator, not a runtime you depend on.
Free with no card required, and seconds to your first bootstrap. The Free plan gives you the full generator and 1 saved project to explore. Most teams upgrade to Pro for unlimited projects, or Team and Growth when they want shared workspaces across the whole engineering org.
Free ($0) gives you the full generator and every output file, the template gallery, and 1 saved project with 1 version — no card required. Pro ($9/mo) adds unlimited projects, 30 saved versions each, one-click Push-to-Git, and the option to remove Stacktora attribution. Team ($49/mo) adds a shared workspace for up to 10 members with shared settings, your org's branding on every file, and the Compliance dashboard for company policy and drift detection. Growth ($199/mo) scales to 30 members plus a dedicated account manager and priority onboarding support. Full breakdown on the Pricing section.
Stacktora is a generator, not a code host. Here's exactly what that means for your stack.
Every file is built locally on your device. Your source code is never uploaded, received, or seen by our servers.
Your account keeps your email, a hashed password, and the stack definition you save — languages, datastores, ports. Nothing from your codebase.
We generate a clean .env.example with safe placeholders and wire .gitignore for you. Your real credentials never touch our servers.
HTTPS everywhere, passwords hashed (never plain text), rate-limited sign-in. No ads, no tracking cookies, and we never sell your data.
Questions about data handling? Read our Privacy Policy and Terms, or email support@stacktora.com.
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