mortise

Mortise is a self-hosted deployment platform designed to run on Kubernetes clusters, enabling users to deploy and manage applications on infrastructure they control. The tool facilitates both git-based deployments—where connecting a repository and pushing code triggers builds and deployments—and direct image deployments by referencing an OCI image. Mortise aims to simplify the process of shipping applications with features such as automatic TLS setup and domain management, leveraging cert-manager for certificate provisioning.

The platform supports integration with various Kubernetes environments, including EKS, GKE, AKS, Talos, and k3s. Installation options are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, using an installer script that requires Docker Desktop and k3d, or natively via k3s with sudo access. For users with existing Kubernetes clusters, Mortise can be installed as an operator using Helm. This flexibility allows deployment across a range of cloud and on-premises Kubernetes setups.

Mortise includes several features to streamline application management. These include role-based access controls with project-scoped membership and restricted environments, preview environments that create per-pull-request stacks from a git provider, and service bindings that connect applications to Postgres or Redis without manual environment variable configuration. Additional capabilities highlighted include DNS and ingress management, automated builds, and a container registry operating within the user’s cluster.

0 license. Mortise is built with controller-runtime, BuildKit, and Helm, and positions itself as offering the capabilities of Railway, but on infrastructure fully controlled by the user.