Guides
Step-by-step guides for the Helipod dashboard, with a screenshot for every step.
These guides walk through the Helipod dashboard click by click. Each one starts from a fresh project and ends with something running. If you would rather automate it, every guide links to the matching API page.
New to Helipod? Start with Getting started.
Containers
Deploy from GitHub
Connect a repository and ship every push.
Deploy a Docker image
Run any public or private container image.
Deploy a template
One-click apps and stacks from the gallery.
Custom domain
Put your service on your own domain with HTTPS.
Variables and secrets
Environment variables, shared variables and secret files.
Volumes and scaling
Persistent storage, replicas and autoscaling.
Logs and metrics
Build logs, app logs, metrics and the terminal.
VPS
Buy a VPS
Pick a region, plan and OS and pay from your wallet.
Connect to your VPS
SSH, the web terminal and Windows RDP.
Ports and domains
Open ports and host a website on your VPS.
Backups
Nightly off-site backups, file and full restores.
Manage your VPS
Reinstall, upgrade, renew and auto-renew.
Database, domains and email
Database
Managed PostgreSQL with a branch per environment.
Buy a domain
Register a domain and manage its DNS.
Email sending domain
Verify a domain and send email from your app.
Mailboxes
Receive email, mailboxes, aliases and webmail.
AI and account
AI Gateway quickstart
Top up, create a key and call any model.
AI coding tools
Continue, Cline, Cursor and Claude Code setup.
Team and projects
Environments, members and project transfer.
API keys and MCP
Keys, connected AI apps and Heli Crew.
Billing and top-up
Wallet, invoices and how each product is billed.
Support
Tickets, WhatsApp and notifications.