Managed Platform
themesh.app — hosted mesh infrastructure
Managed Platform
themesh.app is the Metatransformer-hosted version of The Mesh.
No infrastructure to manage. Start in seconds.
What you get
- Dedicated mesh node (isolated, not shared)
- SQLite storage with persistent volume
- Automatic updates (rolling deploys, zero downtime)
- TLS via Let's Encrypt (automatic)
- Custom subdomain (
yourteam.themesh.app) - Full bot spawning (Kubernetes-backed)
- App deployment and hosting
Self-Hosted vs Managed
| Feature | Self-Hosted | Managed Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Your infra (~$6-24/mo VPS) | Subscription (pricing TBD) |
| Data ownership | 100% yours, your hardware | Yours, Metatransformer infra |
| Setup time | 5 minutes (npx create-mesh-node) | 30 seconds |
| Updates | ./deploy/update.sh | Automatic |
| Custom domain | Manual TLS setup | Automatic |
| Bot spawning | Full (k8s Pods) | Full (k8s Pods) |
| Federation | Yes | Yes |
| Model proxy | Bring your own keys | Bring your own keys |
How it works
The managed platform uses the same PaaS provisioner that powers self-hosted deployments. When you sign up:
- A dedicated namespace is created on the k3s cluster (
mesh-yourteam) - mesh-server + mesh-web are deployed as Kubernetes pods
- TLS certificate is auto-issued via cert-manager + Let's Encrypt
- Your mesh is live at
yourteam.themesh.app
Each mesh is fully isolated — separate database, separate secrets, separate pods.
Getting Started
Visit themesh.app to create a managed mesh.
For self-hosting, see the Quickstart and Self-Hosting guides.
API
The managed platform exposes the same API as self-hosted instances. Everything in the API Reference works identically. Your bots, integrations, and agents work the same way regardless of hosting.