Prototype hosting: to a demo in hours
MVPs, customer demos and hackathon projects online instantly – paid for only as long as they live, backed up in case the test becomes a product. Launch your MVP quickly and securely on the ccloud³ platform – with root access, developer tools and a €200 starting credit: for investors, test phases and market launch, your software runs on high-performance cloud infrastructure made in Germany.
- ccloud³ VMs with root access – MVPs, test environments or proofs of concept with direct access via SSH or API.
- Docker & Kubernetes for prototypes – orchestrate containers, one-click deployments, scale flexibly; managed servers optional.
- S3 Object Storage for test data & assets – from €0.02 per GB per month with free traffic, simple API connection, ideal for CI/CD pipelines.
- €200 starting credit – investor demos, test phases and market launch on ISO 27001-certified infrastructure made in Germany.
Designed for quick experimentation
Prototypes need speed and the ability to be discarded – without the fear that success will throw the whole setup off course.
Live in minutes
Start the VM, deploy it, share the link – it takes less than an afternoon to go from a commit to a shareable demo.
Costs apply only for the term of the contract
Billing by the hour: The prototype, which was deleted after the pitch, cost next to nothing.
Freeze positions
Snapshots preserve every demo version – last week’s presentation can still be reproduced.
Success planned for
If the MVP becomes a product, the same environment continues to scale – no need to migrate at the height of success.
Prototype hosting for digital prototypes & MVPs
Enterprise-grade prototype hosting – ideal for developers, start-ups and agencies that want to test and deploy their applications quickly and scalably in the cloud: whether first MVPs or fully functional web applications, with centron you launch your prototype projects without limits and bring ideas live in record time.
Virtual machines for prototype hosting
ccloud³ VMs are the ideal basis for fast, scalable prototype hosting: MVPs, test environments or proofs of concept with maximum flexibility – Worker or Power Pool for tailored performance, whether for web applications, microservices or container environments, with direct access via SSH or API.
Docker container hosting & Kubernetes for prototypes
Manage and orchestrate your Docker containers with centron Kubernetes – with an intuitive interface and one-click deployments you scale flexibly; optionally also fully as a managed server. Perfect for CI/CD processes, DevOps teams and agile product development; start with Docker hosting.
S3 Object Storage for test data & assets
Store test data, prototype assets or media files securely and scalably with S3 Object Storage: free traffic, integrated data backup and simple API connection. From €5 per month you get 250 GB – optimal for CI/CD pipelines, static resources or analytics data of your MVPs.
Web APIs, progressive web apps and AI prototypes
For web APIs, progressive web apps or AI prototypes, centron offers the right environment – secure, high-performance and certified to ISO 27001: runtime environments for web and mobile apps, GPU instances for production AI and open source tools such as Docker, GitLab or Node.js.
Prototypes with future potential
The €200 starting credit covers the entire experimentation phase; successful prototypes scale seamlessly into production setups with backups, monitoring and Kubernetes. Failed ones cost nothing once they’re deleted – that’s what makes experimenting feel right.
- Demo links – can be broken down into minutes
- Disposable – Deleting it stops the charges
- Versionable – Snapshots per demonstration stand
- Product-ready – the same stack continues to scale
- 99.8% uptime SLA for ccloud³ VMs in the HA Pool – reliably hosted in German data centres
- S3 Object Storage from €0.02/GB · month – free external traffic
The right centron products
Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.
- Deployment in seconds
- Linux & Windows
- Billed by the hour
- AutoScaler included
- Traffic at a fixed price
- CI/CD-ready
- S3-compatible API
- Free traffic
- Unlimited scalability
How much does Prototype Hosting cost at centron?
Prototype hosting: Get MVPs and demos online in minutes – pay by the hour, and try it risk-free with a €200 starting credit. The cornerstone of the service is ccloud³ VMs from €3.11 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented, as required, by Kubernetes and S3 Object Storage. The service is operated exclusively in our own data centres in Germany – certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz, with an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 attestation. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.
| Building block | Price |
|---|---|
| ccloud³ VMs | from €3.11 per month |
| Kubernetes | from €29.99 per month |
| S3 Object Storage | from €5.00 per month |
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