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Sovereign DevOps

Simpler than Kamal. More Secure than Coolify. No Cloud like Vercel.

Arcane is the sovereign DevOps toolkit for developers who want encrypted secrets, zero-downtime deployments, and AI-powered Git—without complex infrastructure or monthly fees.

Why Does This Exist?

❌ The Problem

  • .env files in .gitignore create secret sprawl
  • Doppler, Infisical, Vault require cloud accounts
  • Coolify/Dokku need a control plane on your server
  • Kubernetes is overkill for 99% of projects

✅ Arcane's Solution

  • Commit encrypted secrets directly to Git
  • No cloud. Everything stored in your repo.
  • No server agent. Just SSH.
  • Docker Compose + SSH. Done.

🔐 Zero Developer Access to Production

The only DevOps toolkit that mathematically prevents developers from seeing production secrets. Servers have their own keys. Devs never see prod secrets — even with full repo access.

Developer Laptop
(plaintext .env)
Git Repository
(encrypted .env)
Production Server
(decrypts at runtime)

Core Features

🔐

Encrypted Secrets in Git

Commit your .env files safely. Encrypted on commit, decrypted on checkout—transparently.

🚀

One-Command Deploys

Push Docker images or entire Compose stacks to any server with a single command: arcane deploy.

🧠

AI Git Intelligence

Auto-commits with semantic messages, smart squash, and automatic versioning via local Ollama.

🖥️

Premium TUI Dashboard

A keyboard-driven dashboard for Git status, deploys, AI config, and vault management. Command your empire over SSH.

How We Compare

FeatureKamalCoolifyArcane
Build locationServerServerYour laptop
Control planeTraefikFull Web UINothing (SSH)
Secret handling1PasswordWeb formEncrypted in Git

Deploy in 30 Seconds

# Initialize encryption in your repo
arcane init

# Deploy a Docker Compose stack
arcane deploy --target production --compose docker-compose.yaml

# That's it. Secrets encrypted. App deployed. Zero config.

Take Back Control

Free for individuals and teams under 5.