GoKawiilfDeploy launches self-hosted deployment tool for Windows and IIS with free tier
A developer released fDeploy, a self-hosted automation tool for deploying software to Windows servers running IIS. It ships in Community, Professional and Academic tiers, all offering unlimited projects, deployment targets and users, with licensing based on server instances rather than usage limits. Community is free for organizations under $1M/€900k in annual revenue, while larger companies pay for Professional under annual or perpetual licensing.
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Windows and IIS shops have long lacked lightweight, self-hosted deployment tooling comparable to what exists in the Linux/container ecosystem, often relying on manual scripts or heavyweight CI/CD platforms. By offering perpetual licenses with no phone-home requirement and a generous free tier, fDeploy targets smaller teams wary of subscription lock-in or vendor dependency for critical infrastructure tooling.
- fDeploy automates deployments specifically for Windows and IIS environments, self-hosted with no cloud dependency
- Community tier is free for commercial use under $1M/€900k revenue, with unlimited projects, targets and users
- Perpetual licenses have no kill switch or license server, letting installations run indefinitely without vendor contact
Windows Server 2022 Standard (Microsoft, 16-core) — If you're spinning up a self-hosted deployment pipeline for IIS, you need a legitimate Windows Server foundation to host the fDeploy Server and your deployment targets. Microsoft's Windows Server 2022 Standard gives you the IIS role, remote management, and a supported platform for production workloads. It's the natural companion to a Windows-native deployment automation setup.
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