Hosting

Hosting providers

Self-hosting is the design center. Hosting exists because not everyone wants to be a sysadmin this month. A good host runs Urbit OS for you and still lets the identity be yours — exportable, not trapped in a branded silo.

Tlon is the well-known on-ramp: messenger-shaped, mobile-friendly, hosted ships. Other operators appear and vanish with the weather. Ask about backups, pier export, and who holds the master key before you settle.