How do I deploy a Next.js, Python, Go, or Rust app to AWS with Lander?

Sign in to Lander with Google at lander.host/onboard, install the Lander GitHub App, pick a repo, and push to your default branch. Lander runs CodeBuild to clone, docker build, push to ECR, and roll out to a per-customer Fargate task. Live at .app.lander.host in 4-6 minutes. Step-by-step guides per stack are at lander.host/deploy.

What makes Lander different from Vercel, Netlify, Railway, and Render?

Lander runs your code in a per-customer isolated VPC + Fargate task on real AWS — not shared serverless. AWS WAF + OWASP rules + AI Bug Hunter ship on every plan including Free (Vercel gates WAF at Enterprise; Railway and Render don't include it). The Free plan permits commercial use, unlike Vercel's Hobby tier. The Pro plan adds an in-app Claude Sonnet 4.6 builder with click-to-edit visual editing — no other deploy platform has this.

Does Lander support custom domains?

Yes, on the Hobby plan and above. Point a CNAME at .app.lander.host from your registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, Squarespace, Route53). Lander auto-issues an ACM SSL certificate and adds it to your ALB. No manual cert renewal — ACM rotates automatically.

What languages and frameworks does Lander support?

Anything that runs in a Docker container — Next.js, FastAPI, Flask, Django, Express, Go (net/http, chi, gin, echo, fiber), Rust (Axum, Actix-web, Rocket), and more. Static sites (Astro, 11ty, Hugo, VitePress, plain HTML) skip Fargate and ship to S3 + CloudFront automatically — ~30x cheaper. WebSockets and long-running connections are supported on Pro+.

How much does Lander cost?

Free plan is $0/month — 3 static sites, 100 GB bandwidth, commercial use allowed (unlike Vercel's Hobby). Hobby is $25/month for 1 dynamic Fargate site + unlimited static + custom domains + 50 GB bandwidth. Pro is $75/month for 1 dynamic + unlimited static + 20 Claude builder turns + click-to-edit visual editor + 300 GB bandwidth. Team is $200/month for 2 dynamic + 75 Claude turns + SSO + audit logs + 1 TB bandwidth. All paid plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Can I deploy a Vercel app to AWS via Lander?

Yes. Add a Dockerfile to your Next.js repo (with `output: 'standalone'` in next.config.js), push to GitHub, and connect to Lander. Most Vercel-deployed apps work without modification because they're already containerized via the standalone output. The deploy guide at lander.host/deploy/nextjs walks through it in 5 minutes.

Is Lander self-hosted?

Lander runs your code on its own AWS account by default. On Team and Enterprise tiers we support BYO AWS — Lander deploys into your AWS account, you keep ownership of all infrastructure, AWS bill goes to you directly. The control plane is managed by Lander; the customer infrastructure is in your account.

Does Lander support Claude or AI-driven deploys?

Yes. The Pro plan ($75/mo) includes an in-app Claude Sonnet 4.6 builder. Describe what you want, Claude writes the code, click any element on the live preview to edit. 20 turns per month included on Pro, 75 on Team. Models: Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic). Generated code lands as a PR in your own GitHub repo so you own it.

Where does Lander deploy to?

AWS us-west-2 (Oregon) by default. Per-customer VPC, Fargate task, ALB, ACM cert, Route53 record, and CloudFront distribution. Multi-region deploys are on the Team tier roadmap.

How I shipped Lander's MVP in three weeks (build log)

I'm a high-school senior in Venice, CA. Three weeks ago I started building Lander, a Vercel-style deploy platform that runs on real per-customer AWS Fargate. Today there are paying customers on the platform. This is the build log.

Week 1: AWS plumbing

I spent the first week on the boring infrastructure: cdk init, then a stack per customer with VPC, Fargate task, ALB target group, ACM cert, and a Route53 record. The trick was getting the per-customer ALB to share an ALB pool. Provisioning a fresh ALB per customer takes 4-6 minutes and adds $18/mo of fixed cost. With pooled ALBs (10 envs per ALB), provisioning drops to under 60 seconds and the amortized cost is $2.50/site.

The biggest unforced error: I built a separate MCP server for the Claude integration. Two days of work that I deleted in week 3.

Week 2: control plane + auth

Next.js 16 + Auth.js + Drizzle on Neon. Auth.js v5 has decent Google OAuth but the docs are sparse. Getting magic-link redirects to work right took a full afternoon.

The real grunt work was the deploy pipeline. CodeBuild clones the repo, runs docker build, pushes to ECR, then updates the Fargate task definition. Each step has its own failure mode. A typical Next.js deploy: 4-6 minutes, with the docker build dominating.

For static sites I added a fast-path: detect "no Dockerfile + has index.html" and ship to S3+CloudFront instead. ~$0.50/month per site vs $9/month for Fargate. 30x cost difference matters when 60% of sign-ups end up being static.

Week 3: the Claude pivot

Originally Lander had an MCP server. The thesis: dev opens Claude Desktop, types "deploy this," Claude calls Lander's MCP tools to provision and deploy.

It mostly worked. The problem: it was a bad product. Claude's MCP UX requires the user to find the MCP URL, paste it into a JSON config, restart their client, then remember to mention Lander by name in their prompt. Three points of friction for what should be one button.

I deleted the MCP code and replaced it with an in-app builder: two-pane chat + live preview, click any element on the preview to ask Claude to edit it. Sonnet 4.6 model. Code lands as a PR in the customer's GitHub repo so they own it.

This is the bet: AI-assisted deploys aren't a separate product, they're a feature of the deploy platform itself.

Cost model that hits 70% margin

The hard part of pricing Fargate-backed plans: each dynamic site costs ~$2.70/mo for a Fargate Spot task plus $2.50 for amortized ALB plus bandwidth. To hit 70% gross margin, the price per dynamic site has to be ~$15 minimum.

Lander's structure:

Free: 3 static sites. $0. Cost is ~$1.50 per customer (CloudFront + S3). 0% margin (loss-leader).
Hobby ($25): 1 dynamic + unlimited static + 50 GB bandwidth. Cost ~$11. 56% margin at typical usage.
Pro ($75): 1 dynamic + 20 Claude turns + 300 GB. Cost ~$18 (Claude is $0.05/turn × 20 = $1). 76% margin.
Team ($200): 2 dynamic + 75 turns + 1 TB + SSO. Cost ~$42. 79% margin.

What's next

Next two weeks:

Multi-region Fargate (us-east-1, eu-west-1) on Team tier
Preview deploys per-PR
Postgres provisioning UI (currently env-var flag)
Stripe metered billing for Claude turn overage

Today's MRR: $70. Goal by end of May: $1,000. The path is the deploy guides + comparison content + Show HN.

If you've shipped anything to AWS by hand and thought "this should be one button," try Lander. Free plan is permanent, no card required.