The Agency Infrastructure Dilemma

Every agency developer knows this scenario: You've just finished a client's web application. It works perfectly on your local machine. Now you need to deploy it—quickly—because the client presentation is tomorrow. You're faced with choices that all come with trade-offs:

• DIY on AWS: Powerful but complex, requiring DevOps expertise you might not have in-house
• Heroku: Simple but expensive at scale, with limitations that become apparent as projects grow
• Shared hosting: Cheap but inflexible, often leading to performance and security concerns

What agencies really need is infrastructure that gets out of the way—something that handles the complexity while maintaining professional standards for security, performance, and reliability.

Enter Convox Cloud: Infrastructure That Just Works

Convox Cloud provides fully managed, multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service built on Kubernetes, optimized for simplicity and speed. For agencies, this means you can provision one machine per client or project, deploy standard web applications, and never worry about the underlying infrastructure.

Here's what makes Convox Cloud perfect for agency workflows:

One-Click Client Environments

Instead of juggling AWS accounts, VPCs, and security groups for each client, Convox Cloud lets you spin up isolated environments instantly. Each client gets their own machine with:

• Automatic SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt
• Built-in load balancing
• Integrated logging and monitoring
• Isolated builds that won't interfere with other clients

Predictable, Transparent Pricing

Budget conversations with clients become simple. Convox Cloud offers fixed per-machine pricing:

• X-Small: $12/month (with 250 free hours—perfect for development)
• Small: $25/month (ideal for most client sites)
• Medium: $75/month (for growing applications)
• Large: $150/month (high-traffic production)

No more explaining mysterious AWS bills or worrying about unexpected overages. You know exactly what infrastructure will cost, making it easy to build into your project quotes.

Deploy Any Stack, Any Framework

Whether your team works with Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python, PHP, or any containerized application, Convox Cloud handles it all. The platform uses standard Docker containers and a simple convox.yml configuration file—no vendor lock-in, no proprietary formats.

services:
  web:
    build: .
    port: 3000
    scale:
      count: 1
      cpu: 250
      memory: 512

That's all you need to define a production-ready service with autoscaling, health checks, and load balancing.

Real-World Agency Workflow

Let's walk through deploying a client project on Convox Cloud:

Step 1: Create the Client's Machine

Log into the Convox Console and create a new machine. Give it a name like "clientname-production" and select the appropriate size. This takes less than a minute.

Step 2: Deploy the Application

From your project directory:

$ convox cloud deploy -i clientname-production

That's it. Convox handles:

• Building your Docker containers
• Pushing to a private registry
• Rolling deployment with zero downtime
• SSL certificate provisioning
• DNS configuration

Step 3: Manage Multiple Clients

Your team can manage all client deployments from a single console. See at a glance which applications are running, monitor resource usage, and handle updates—all without switching between AWS accounts or remembering different credentials.

$ convox cloud machines
NAME                 SIZE    STATUS   
client-a-prod        small   running  
client-b-staging     small   running  
client-c-prod        medium  running  
internal-tools       small   running

The Benefits Add Up

For Your Development Team

• Focus on code, not config: No more wrestling with Kubernetes YAML or AWS networking
• Consistent environments: Every deployment works the same way
• Quick iterations: Push updates in minutes, not hours
• Built-in best practices: Automatic health checks, rolling deployments, and graceful shutdowns

For Your Business

• Faster project delivery: Deploy in minutes means you can take on more projects
• Predictable costs: Fixed pricing makes budgeting straightforward
• Professional reliability: Enterprise-grade infrastructure without enterprise complexity
• Happy clients: Faster deployments and stable applications mean satisfied customers

For Your Clients

• Faster time-to-market: Get their applications live quickly
• Transparent costs: No surprise infrastructure bills
• Professional hosting: SSL, monitoring, and scaling included
• Easy handoffs: If clients want to take over hosting, the standard Docker format makes migration simple

Why Agencies Choose Convox Over Alternatives

Unlike platforms that limit filesystem access or require specific frameworks, Convox Cloud's managed model embraces standard containerized applications. You're not learning a proprietary system—you're using industry-standard Docker and getting production-ready infrastructure as a bonus.

The multi-tenant console is purpose-built for agency workflows. You can:

• Provision client environments instantly
• Manage multiple projects from one dashboard
• Control costs with fixed per-machine pricing
• Maintain isolation between client applications

Start Deploying in Minutes

The best part? You can try Convox Cloud today with the X-Small tier's 250 free hours per month. That's enough to run a staging environment for 10 days completely free, or to test deployments for multiple client projects.

Here's how to get started:

1. Sign up for Convox Cloud
2. Create your first machine (X-Small for testing)
3. Deploy your application with convox cloud deploy
4. Share the results with your client

No AWS account required. No Kubernetes expertise needed. Just push your code and go.

Conclusion

Digital agencies need infrastructure that scales with their business model—multiple clients, diverse technology stacks, and predictable costs. Convox Cloud delivers exactly that: instant client environments with enterprise-grade features at a fraction of the complexity.

The combination of multi-tenant efficiency, predictable pricing, and zero-maintenance infrastructure means your team can focus on what you do best—building great applications for your clients. With automatic SSL, built-in monitoring, and one-command deployments, Convox Cloud transforms infrastructure from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage.

Ready to simplify your agency's deployment workflow? Sign up for Convox Cloud today and deploy your first client application in minutes. Check out our documentation for more details, explore our getting started guide, or reach out to cloud-support@convox.com if you need help.

Start with our free tier—deploy today, impress your clients tomorrow.

Want to see Convox in action? Explore our example repositories for popular frameworks including Node.js, Rails, Django, Next.js, and .NET Core. For workflow automation, check out our n8n deployment example. See all examples in our Convox Docs.