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Guides for every part of the platform: deploying apps, databases, domains, email and WhatsApp. Start with the quickstart, or jump to what you need.

Quickstart How Rimbra works
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Live in three steps

Step 1Deploy an appImport a GitHub repository or drop a folder. Live on HTTPS in about a minute.Step 2Add a databasePostgreSQL, MySQL or Redis, connected to your app as an environment variable.Step 3Use your domainBuy one here or point your own. HTTPS is issued for you.
Products

Everything in one workspace

HostingBuild and run apps from GitHub or uploaded files.DatabasesManaged PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis.DomainsBuy domains, connect your own, automatic HTTPS.EmailsTransactional email and broadcasts from your domain.WhatsAppMessage your users from your own numbers.
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Hosting

Build and run apps from GitHub or uploaded files.

ProjectsA project is one app: its source, settings, variables, domains and every deployment it has had.GitHubConnect GitHub once, import any repository and redeploy on every push.DeploymentsWhat happens during a build, what each status means and how to fix a failed deploy.Frameworks and runtimesWhat Rimbra detects, the command it runs for each language, and what your app needs to start.Environment variablesGive your app API keys, secrets and settings without putting them in your code.

Databases

Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis.

Create a databaseManaged PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis that run next to your apps.Connect to a projectAttach a database and your app reads it from an environment variable.Data, queries and backupsLook at your data, run queries and keep restore points without another tool.

Domains

Buy domains, connect your own, automatic HTTPS.

Buy a domainSearch, buy and point a domain at your project, with DNS and HTTPS set up for you.Connect your own domainPoint a domain from Namecheap, GoDaddy, Cloudflare or any registrar at a Rimbra project.DNS and HTTPSHow the domain checks work and what to do when a domain doesn’t go live.

Emails

Transactional email and broadcasts from your domain.

OverviewReceipts, sign-in links, alerts and newsletters from your own domain, through one API.Sending domainsProve you own the domain so inboxes trust your mail and it lands outside spam.Send APICreate a key and send email from your server.TemplatesWrite an email once and send it with different names, amounts and links each time.BroadcastsSend one email, like an update or a newsletter, to a list of people.Email log and metricsFollow every message and see how your mail is doing.DeliverabilityWhat decides whether your mail reaches the inbox, and how to keep it there.

WhatsApp

Message your users from your own numbers.

Get startedLink a number, then message your users from the dashboard or your code.WhatsApp APISend text and media, check status and read conversations from your code.WebhooksGet new messages, delivery results and number changes on your server as they happen.

Account

Your workspace, plan and usage.

Account and billingYour sign-in, your workspace, your plan and your usage.
API reference

Build on the APIs

Emails APISend email from your serverWhatsApp APIMessages, numbers and inboxWebhooksSigned events in real time