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If you maintain an open-source web project and want a managed-hosting option for the users who can’t or won’t self-host, partner with InstaPods. We pre-bake your app as a 1-click deploy, list you as an Official Cloud Hosting Partner, and share 20% of the hosting fee on every signup you refer through your link.

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What you get

  • 20% recurring revenue share on every signup we receive through your referral link, tracked automatically. You only earn on the traffic you send us — direct signups aren’t paid out.
  • “Official Cloud Hosting Partner” badge on your dedicated instapods.com/apps/<your-slug> page, linked back to your repo.
  • A “Deploy on InstaPods” button with your referral code baked in: Deploy on InstaPods
  • Promotion through the InstaPods newsletter and SEO content built around your project’s category.
  • A managed, always-on demo of your app, optionally wired to auto-redeploy on every push to master.

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What we ask back

  • A deploy button (the SVG above) or a mention in your README pointing to your dedicated InstaPods page.
  • License compatibility: we host the open-source edition as-is and stay compliant with its terms. We publish any modifications we make for hosting (covers AGPL’s network-use clause). Your commercial licensing, paid modules, and Pro/cloud tier stay 100% yours.

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How it works

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Apply

Email vikas@instapods.com with your repo URL and a sentence on why you want to partner. We confirm fit (active project, real users, no piracy/abuse) and reply within two business days.
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We pre-bake your app

We build an Incus image with your project, sensible defaults, env vars, and persistent storage configured so a single click deploys a working instance in under a minute.
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You get a referral code + the badge

We send you your unique referral code and the badge snippet for your README. Every visitor who clicks the button carries your code via ?ref=<code> and is attributed to you.
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20% recurring payouts

Paid monthly via Stripe Connect or PayPal (your choice). $50 minimum balance rolls over below the threshold. Attributed signups and current balance are reported monthly.

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Add the badge

Once we’ve onboarded you, drop this into your README.md: 
[![Deploy on InstaPods](https://instapods.com/deploy-button.svg)](https://app.instapods.com/dashboard/pods/create?app=YOUR_SLUG&ref=YOUR_CODE)
Replace YOUR_SLUG with the slug we assign (matching instapods.com/apps/<slug>) and YOUR_CODE with your referral code. The button renders like: Deploy on InstaPods
Shipping a generic repo-deploy button (no pre-baked image, deploy from source)? See Add a “Deploy to InstaPods” button — that path is open to any project without a partnership.

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FAQ

No. The InstaPods button captures the self-host crowd that lands on your GitHub repo — the users who’d otherwise reach for Docker Compose or a generic PaaS. Your own cloud, Pro tier, and paid modules stay yours; you earn 20% on the additional traffic InstaPods serves.
We host the open-source edition as-is and stay license-compliant. For copyleft licenses we publish any modifications we make to run the app (covers AGPL’s network-use clause). We never touch or resell your commercial licensing, paid modules, or Pro tier.
Every visitor who clicks your deploy button carries your referral code via ?ref=<code> in the URL. Signups within that session (and across return visits via cookie) are attributed to you. You earn 20% of the hosting fee, recurring, for as long as that customer keeps their pod running.
Monthly, paid the following month via Stripe Connect or PayPal (your choice). $50 minimum balance; below it, the balance rolls over and accrues. Attributed signups and current balance are reported monthly.
Active, maintained open-source web projects with real users (~300 GitHub stars is a rough floor, not strict). We don’t onboard piracy-adjacent tools, abandoned projects, API reverse-proxies, or anything that would create abuse risk.
Yes — we can host your official demo at e.g. <your-app>-demo.instapods.app, optionally wired to your repo so every push to master (or a tagged release) auto-redeploys. Always-on, no cold starts, no demo hosting for you to babysit.
Email vikas@instapods.com with your repo URL. We aim to reply within two business days.

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Already partnered?

Your dedicated page is at instapods.com/apps/<your-slug>. To get a fresh referral link, view stats, or request changes, email us.