Hostly Concepts

This section explains the central terms, relationships, and long-lived product rules in Hostly.

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The Hostly model

Account
├── Workspace
|   ├── workspace domain
|   ├── members and permissions
|   ├── plan, resource usage, and limits
|   ├── Services
|       ├── deployment
|       ├── Docker image
|       ├── service domain
|       ├── internal container port
|       ├── environment variables
|       ├── secrets
|       ├── files
|       ├── logs
|       ├── SSL
|       ├── high availability
|       └── optional volume
└── another workspace
    └── own services, domain, plan, and billing

Core relationships

• An account can contain multiple workspaces
• Each workspace is an independent administration, plan, and billing area
• A workspace has a globally unique workspace domain fragment
• A workspace can contain multiple services if its assigned plan allows it
• A service is created by deploying an already built Docker image
• Each service has a service domain fragment that is unique within its workspace
• Usage, limits, and monetization are assigned to the workspace, not to the account or individual users

Concept pages

• Account and Workspace
• What is a Service?
• Hostly Domains and Domain Fragments
• Dashboard Basics
• Resource Usage and Limits
• Service Status and Lifecycle