What is Orbit?

Orbit is Kapsule's git-based deployment platform. Connect your GitHub repository and every push to your production branch automatically triggers a build and deploys your app, no servers to configure, no deploy scripts to write.

Each app you deploy is called a project. A project has a live production URL, a deployment history with one-click rollback, and optional staging and preview environments.

Orbit is available from the Orbit section of your Kapsule dashboard.

What Orbit does for you

• Push to deploy, merge to your production branch and your app is live within minutes
• Instant rollback, any past deployment can be promoted back to production in one click
• Multiple environments, production, staging, and automatic branch previews for every pull request
• Build pipelines, supports npm, yarn, and pnpm out of the box; custom build commands supported
• Free SSL, every project URL (including your custom domain) gets a free SSL certificate automatically
• Deploy locks, lock production to prevent accidental deployments during incidents or maintenance

Your project URL

When you create a project, Kapsule assigns it a subdomain under kaps.run. For example, a project named my-app gets the URL my-app.kaps.run. You can attach your own domain at any time from the Domain tab of your project.

Git providers

Orbit currently supports GitHub. GitLab and Bitbucket support is coming soon.

Getting started

To deploy your first project:

1. Go to Orbit in the left sidebar
2. Click New project
3. Connect your GitHub account and select a repository
4. Configure your project name and build settings
5. Click Create project, your first deploy starts automatically

See Connecting a GitHub repo for a step-by-step walkthrough.

Plans and limits

Each Orbit plan sets a maximum number of projects. You can see your current plan and project count on the Orbit dashboard. To increase your limit, go to Billing and upgrade your plan.