# Nept Cloud > Nept (also known as Nept Cloud, nept.cloud) is a cloud platform for frontend developers to build, preview, and ship apps. Deploy Next.js, React, and Vite projects with managed databases, edge functions, and full observability. Nept Cloud lets teams deploy from GitHub in seconds, run managed Postgres/MySQL/MongoDB/Redis, execute code at the edge, and monitor everything with built-in logs, traces, and Web Vitals analytics. ## About Nept Cloud was founded in May 2023 by Nazmus Samir, Rishab Gautam, and Prince Gupta. The team ships from New York, New Delhi, and Mumbai. ### Founders - **Nazmus Samir** — Co-founder & Systems Engineer (New York, USA). Builds Nept's infra: Nomad, Docker, distributed pipelines. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazmus-samir-020953295/ · Email: samir@nept.cloud - **Rishab Gautam** — Co-founder & Full-stack Engineer (New Delhi, India). Ships the product surface across web, mobile, and desktop. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabnotfound/ · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rishabnotfound/ · Email: rizzab@nept.cloud - **Prince Gupta** — Co-founder & Design Lead (Mumbai, India). Owns brand, UI/UX, and product illustration. Email: prince@nept.cloud ### Partners - **Mohikontok** (https://mohikontok.com) — Founding partner. Works with Nept on infrastructure, distribution, and growth. ### Contact - General support: support@nept.cloud - Careers / hiring: careers@nept.cloud - Partnerships: partners@nept.cloud - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/nept-cloud - Discord: https://discord.gg/nept-cloud ## Product - [Deploy](https://nept.cloud/deploy): Deploy any Next.js, React, or Vite project. - [Deploy a Database](https://nept.cloud/deploy-db): Managed Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis. - [Deploy Docker](https://nept.cloud/deploy-docker): Deploy any Docker container. - [Edge Functions](https://nept.cloud/edge-functions): Run code at the edge, close to users. - [Observability](https://nept.cloud/observability): Logs, traces, and metrics in real time. - [Analytics](https://nept.cloud/analytics): Real-time traffic and Web Vitals. ## Site - [Home](https://nept.cloud/): Nept Cloud — develop, preview, and ship apps. - [Pricing](https://nept.cloud/pricing): Simple, credit-based pricing. - [Docs](https://nept.cloud/docs): Guides, references, and API docs. - [Blog](https://nept.cloud/blog): News, changelog, and engineering posts. - [About](https://nept.cloud/about): The team behind Nept Cloud. - [Contact](https://nept.cloud/contact): Get in touch with the Nept team. - [Careers](https://nept.cloud/careers): Open roles at Nept. - [Solutions](https://nept.cloud/solutions): Nept Cloud for every industry. - [Enterprise](https://nept.cloud/enterprise): Scale without limits on Nept Cloud. - [Showcase](https://nept.cloud/showcase): Sites built with Nept Cloud. - [Partners](https://nept.cloud/partners): Grow your business on Nept. - [Learn](https://nept.cloud/learn): Interactive tutorials for Nept Cloud. ## Documentation ### Getting Started - [Introduction](https://nept.cloud/docs/introduction): Welcome to nept. We provide the infrastructure for the modern web. - [Quickstart](https://nept.cloud/docs/quickstart): Go from zero to production in less than 5 minutes. - [Architecture](https://nept.cloud/docs/architecture): Understanding the global edge network and serverless runtime powering nept. ### Deployment - [Project Structure](https://nept.cloud/docs/project-structure): Understanding the nept project layout and configuration. - [Environment Variables](https://nept.cloud/docs/environment-variables): Managing secrets and configuration across environments. - [Edge Functions](https://nept.cloud/docs/edge-functions): Run server-side logic instantly at the edge. - [Deploy a Next.js app](https://nept.cloud/docs/deploy-nextjs): Deploy a Next.js app to Nept from GitHub or the Nept CLI, with environment variables, custom domains, databases, and logs. - [Deploy a React app](https://nept.cloud/docs/deploy-react): Deploy a React single-page app or full-stack React project to Nept with GitHub or the Nept CLI. - [Deploy a Vite app](https://nept.cloud/docs/deploy-vite): Deploy a Vite-powered React, Vue, or Svelte app to Nept with GitHub or the Nept CLI. - [Deploy a Docker container](https://nept.cloud/docs/deploy-docker): Deploy any Docker container image to Nept, with ports, volumes, environment variables, and custom domains. - [Deploy from GitHub](https://nept.cloud/docs/github-deployments): Connect a GitHub repository to Nept and deploy on every push, with branch previews and per-branch environment variables. - [Custom Domains](https://nept.cloud/docs/custom-domains): Attach a custom domain to your Nept deployment with automatic HTTPS. - [Managed Databases](https://nept.cloud/docs/databases): Provision managed Postgres and other databases next to your Nept app. - [Deployment Logs](https://nept.cloud/docs/deployment-logs): Read live build and runtime logs for Nept deployments. ### Reference - [CLI Reference](https://nept.cloud/docs/cli): Manage Nept projects, deployments, databases, teams, and billing from the terminal. - [Configuration](https://nept.cloud/docs/configuration): Full reference for the nept.json configuration file. - [API Reference](https://nept.cloud/docs/api): Automate Nept Cloud with the authenticated REST API. ### Architecture - [Database Architecture](https://nept.cloud/docs/database): Understanding how our database infrastructure minimizes latency. ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://nept.cloud/privacy-policy): How Nept Cloud handles your data. - [Legal](https://nept.cloud/legal): Terms, policies, and compliance. ## Optional - [Full docs text](https://nept.cloud/llms-full.txt): Concatenated Markdown of every documentation page. - [Sitemap](https://nept.cloud/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap.