Runners: Self-host Gitpod in under 3 minutes

On October 1, 2024, Gitpod Flex was launched and made available for self-hosting in under 3 minutes. The unique runner-based infrastructure ensures security of source code and fast installation with virtually zero fixed costs. Runners are single-tenant orchestrators that isolate sensitive information related to development environments within a private network. AWS is the first supported runner, with more planned. Operational tasks such as scaling, backup, caching, and version updating are handled by runners. Installation of a runner takes around 3 minutes and requires access to an AWS account. The fixed costs are virtually zero and covered by the AWS free tier.