What is Tako?
Tako is a complete, opinionated application platform for solo builders, running on your own VPS.
Local development, rolling deploys, HTTPS, logs, secrets, workflows, channels, storage, and more work together in one platform designed to stay manageable by one person.
Keep control of your infrastructure, data, and costs, with access to a full runtime: Node.js, Bun, Go, or an application packaged with a Dockerfile.
Tako chooses a simple workflow and thoughtful defaults so you can build and run your application without assembling a platform yourself. Start on one VPS; run the same app on multiple servers when needed.
Install
Install the CLI:
curl -fsSL https://tako.sh/install.sh | sh
Verify:
tako --version
Start local development from your app directory:
bun add tako.sh # or: npm install tako.sh
tako dev
# optional temporary public URL:
tako dev --tunnel
Set up a deployment host:
# Connect the host and your workstation to Tailscale or NetBird first.
# If needed, servers add offers to install the service over SSH.
sudo sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://tako.sh/install-server.sh)"
tako servers add my-server
# Install/repair without the interactive confirmation:
tako servers add my-server --install
# Use a non-root administrator when root SSH access is disabled:
tako servers add ubuntu@my-server
# Custom public ports:
tako servers add my-server --http-port 8080 --https-port 8443
Deploy your app:
tako init # prompts for app name + route, offers wildcard HTTPS setup, writes tako.toml
tako servers add my-server
# Optional: Let’s Encrypt wildcard certificates via Cloudflare DNS-01; traffic can stay DNS-only/direct.
# Use a user or account API token with Zone Read and DNS Write for the matching Cloudflare zone.
tako credentials set ssl.cloudflare --env production --expires-on "in 90 days"
# Optional: Cloudflare Origin CA certificates for Cloudflare-proxied apps.
# Set ssl = "cloudflare" in tako.toml, then store a token with Zone / SSL and Certificates / Edit:
tako credentials set ssl.cloudflare --env production --expires-on "in 90 days"
tako deploy
Quick links
Agent Skills
Install Tako skills for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and other skills.sh-compatible agents:
npx skills add tako-sh/tako
Install a specific skill with --skill tako, --skill tako-sdk-js, --skill tako-sdk-go, or --skill tako-sdk-rust.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Coding agents
Run tako agents to configure your coding agents with Tako workflow skills and
MCP tools for development, logs, diagnostics, and deployment. Interactive
tako init offers the same setup. Skills and documentation ship with the CLI;
skills are also installable with npx skills add tako-sh/tako.
See the coding agent guide for supported clients,
manual MCP setup, and automation options.
