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# Sidekick

Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS.

## Decision context

- Status: zombie
- ToolVitals score: 3/100
- Health score: 6/100
- Shipping score: 0/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 75/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-10-26

## Classification

- Use case: Cloud Hosting (cloud-hosting)
- Category: Hosting & Cloud (hosting)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: GPL-3.0
- Tags: open-source, deployment, heroku, self-host, self-hostable, self-hosted, self-hosting, selfhosting, vps-admin, vps-server, vps-setup, vps-ubuntu, paas, vps-hosting, vps-deployment, heroku-alternative

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [MightyMoud/sidekick](https://github.com/MightyMoud/sidekick)
- Stars: 7594 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 176
- Open issues: 17
- Last commit date: 2026-02-03
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://sidekickdeploy.com/) — checked 2026-10-26
- [Source repository](https://github.com/MightyMoud/sidekick) — checked 2026-10-26

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.