Can I try Bar Assistant for free?

Yes. Every new account gets $5.00 of Cloud Apps credit, applied automatically to your first invoice -- there is no code to enter and no card trial to cancel. On the plan Bar Assistant needs, that covers your first month.

How do I install Bar Assistant?

Pick Bar Assistant from the catalog and deploy it. There is no compose file to write, no server to prepare and no reverse proxy to configure. It comes up on a hostname with HTTPS already working.

What does hosting Bar Assistant cost?

Bar Assistant needs at least 1 GB memory, so the Micro subscription at $3.00/mo is the smallest that fits it. That size is a close fit for Bar Assistant on its own -- if you want to run other apps alongside it, take the next plan up and share the pool.

Do I get access to the Bar Assistant files and database?

Yes. Every app has a browser shell into its container, SFTP for its files. Your data is yours and you can take it out whenever you want.

Are updates to Bar Assistant automatic?

Only if you turn them on. We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one exists, but applying it is your call, per app.

Can I use my own domain for Bar Assistant?

Yes. Every app gets a hostname on our domain immediately, and you can point your own domain at it instead. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically either way.

Can I back Bar Assistant up?

Every app includes one free snapshot -- a full archive of its data you can restore from. Keeping more than one is a paid add-on on the subscription.

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Bar Assistant Hosting

Organize cocktail recipes, ingredients and your home bar with the Salt Rim web interface. Deploy it in one click on Caliber Node — no compose file, no server to prepare, HTTPS working the moment it boots.

Deploy Bar Assistant

From $3.00/mo on the Micro subscription

$5.00 free credit when you sign up — your first month of Bar Assistant, free

One click
Deploys in: 1 GB
Memory needed: Not required
Database: $3.00/mo
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What you get

Bar Assistant runs on a subscription — a pool of CPU, memory and disk that you own. Deploying it takes one click, and the same pool will run your other apps at no extra charge.

A hostname with HTTPS, immediately

Your app is reachable the moment it finishes deploying, on a certificate we issue and renew. Point your own domain at it whenever you like.

Nothing exposed but the app

Only Bar Assistant itself gets a public port. Anything it depends on stays on a private network unreachable from the internet.

A shell and SFTP

A real shell in the container and SFTP for its files. This is not a black box — if you want to get in and look, you can.

Updates you control

We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one lands. Applying it is your decision, per app, and a failed update rolls back to the exact image it replaced.

A free snapshot

One full archive of Bar Assistant included, restorable in a click. Keep more with the snapshots add-on.

Your data, exportable

SFTP access to everything the app stores. Nothing here is locked in.

What actually runs

No mystery images. Bar Assistant deploys 4 containers, and these are exactly the ones:

getmeili/meilisearch@sha256:9694a59df43ee3f54b3fda9c5de381a3ee9852678e3e31cadf37d6bddea7fc1bworker
barassistant/server@sha256:480e8e42d189653761c0d33c7496989e355af1273d6bfaad239ff4a3368a0fa5worker
barassistant/salt-rim@sha256:6e043337d9ecab2bdc146b1ce301f21bb52499664e9c524adcd116aa958f9ce9worker
caddy@sha256:d8542f48d34a9cf4e4c11a478865229840e87e4c96ea3f439101f31a5d35f75fweb

Running Bar Assistant yourself vs. running it here

Bar Assistant is free software and you can absolutely run it yourself — we would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise. What you are paying for here is the part around it.

On your own server

You write the compose file and keep it working
You configure a reverse proxy and renew certificates
You watch for new releases and apply them
You own the backups, and finding out they were broken

On Caliber Node

One click, and it is running on HTTPS
Certificates issued and renewed for you
Update checks nightly, applied when you say so
A free snapshot, restorable in a click

Questions about Bar Assistant hosting

Can I try Bar Assistant for free?: Yes. Every new account gets $5.00 of Cloud Apps credit, applied automatically to your first invoice -- there is no code to enter and no card trial to cancel. On the plan Bar Assistant needs, that covers your first month.
How do I install Bar Assistant?: Pick Bar Assistant from the catalog and deploy it. There is no compose file to write, no server to prepare and no reverse proxy to configure. It comes up on a hostname with HTTPS already working.
What does hosting Bar Assistant cost?: Bar Assistant needs at least 1 GB memory, so the Micro subscription at $3.00/mo is the smallest that fits it. That size is a close fit for Bar Assistant on its own -- if you want to run other apps alongside it, take the next plan up and share the pool.
Do I get access to the Bar Assistant files and database?: Yes. Every app has a browser shell into its container, SFTP for its files. Your data is yours and you can take it out whenever you want.
Are updates to Bar Assistant automatic?: Only if you turn them on. We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one exists, but applying it is your call, per app.
Can I use my own domain for Bar Assistant?: Yes. Every app gets a hostname on our domain immediately, and you can point your own domain at it instead. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically either way.
Can I back Bar Assistant up?: Every app includes one free snapshot -- a full archive of its data you can restore from. Keeping more than one is a paid add-on on the subscription.

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