Light Cloud is a deployment platform that connects a GitHub repository and ships every push to a global CDN or Cloud Run, with managed Postgres, per-branch preview URLs, and AI-assisted deployment from Claude or GitHub Copilot.
What is Light Cloud?
Light Cloud is a full-stack deployment platform that takes a GitHub repository as input and produces live static sites, containers, and managed Postgres databases. It runs on Google Cloud Run and a global CDN, and is made by Light Cloud (the company behind the open-source ICE visual cloud editor).
Key Features
- Static and container deployment — Ship a static site to the CDN or a container to Cloud Run; Light Cloud reads your repo and picks the target.
- Managed Postgres — Provision a database with a tier, region, and storage size; credentials are encrypted and wired to your app.
- Preview per branch — Every branch and pull request gets its own URL, built on push and removed when the branch is gone.
- Scale to zero — Idle containers stop billing; you pay only for the time your app actually runs.
- AI deployment — The Light Cloud MCP server lets Claude create apps, deploy, and read logs; the VS Code extension adds @lightcloud to GitHub Copilot with /deploy, /status, and /plan.
- Framework detection and .env parsing — Done automatically for you.
- Logs and metrics — Watch build streams and follow running services with logs and metrics next to the environment.
Who is it for?
- Developers — Deploy full-stack apps from a GitHub repo without managing infrastructure.
- Teams using AI assistants — Use Claude or GitHub Copilot to deploy and manage apps from chat.
- Startups and side projects — Get free previews per branch and scale-to-zero to keep costs low.
What can you do with Light Cloud?
- Deploy a static site — Connect a repo, push, and it ships to a global CDN with a live URL.
- Run a containerized backend — Deploy a container to Cloud Run that scales to zero when idle.
- Provision a Postgres database — Create a managed database from the same project and wire credentials to your app.
- Preview pull requests — Open a branch and get a live preview URL that disappears when the branch is deleted.
How does Light Cloud work?
Connect a GitHub repository, and every push triggers a build and deployment. Light Cloud detects the framework, parses .env files, and rolls out to Cloud Run or a CDN. Each deploy keeps the commit, author, build time, and logs.
Pricing
Light Cloud offers a Free plan. Paid tiers are available but not detailed on the page.
