Who is Limenarchis for?
Limenarchis is designed for early-stage software companies that want the speed and simplicity of a PaaS while keeping production infrastructure, data, and controls in their own cloud account.
Now in Closed Beta
Fleet Ready. Full View.
limenárchis · λιμενάρχης · lee-men-ahr-hees · Greek for "Harbor Master"
Just as a harbor master commands the port so ships can sail - Limenarchis takes the helm of your Kubernetes infrastructure so your engineers can focus on building, not managing. Production-ready, in your own cloud, owned by you.
20 min
Setup time
100%
Your cloud
Zero
Vendor lock-in
Managed K8s Fleet
Node Info
Clusterstaging-eu-central
Nodenode-071
Degraded
CPU58%
Memory71%
Pods6
Uptime88d 20h
Overview
What Is Limenarchis?
Limenarchis is a bring-your-own-cloud PaaS for startups. It gives teams the benefits of a managed PaaS - deployments, observability, identity, secrets delivery, Kubernetes operations, accelerated computing, and cloud operations - while running infrastructure in the customer's cloud account.
You own the cloud account, data stays with you, and Limenarchis manages the platform layer.
Stage
Early-stage companies
Category
BYOC PaaS
Model
You own it, we manage it
Limenarchis vs Abstracted Cloud Platforms
For teams comparing Render, Heroku, Railway, Vercel, cloud-native tools, or a self-built platform.
| Question | Limenarchis | Typical abstracted platform |
|---|---|---|
| Platform experience | PaaS workflows for deployments, services, observability, identity, secrets, and GPU workloads | PaaS workflows on provider-owned infrastructure |
| Infrastructure owner | Customer | Provider |
| Cloud account | Your cloud account | Provider controlled or abstracted |
| Data location | Stays in your cloud account | Often leaves your cloud boundary |
| Operations model | Managed by Limenarchis | Managed by the platform provider |
| Best fit | Early-stage companies that need PaaS speed with cloud ownership | Teams that prioritize abstraction over cloud control |
When should a startup consider Limenarchis?
Consider Limenarchis when you want managed deployments, observability, identity, secrets delivery, Kubernetes operations, GPU workloads, and cloud operations without giving up ownership of the underlying cloud environment or when data ownership is important to you.
When should I not use Limenarchis?
Limenarchis may not be appropriate for teams that do not want customer-owned cloud infrastructure, do not have data retention concerns, or companies that already have a mature internal platform engineering organization.
What does Limenarchis manage?
Limenarchis manages the platform layer: infrastructure provisioning/scaling, Kubernetes operations, application deployments, GPU workloads, model hosting, observability, tracing, logging, identity, secrets delivery, networking, DNS, security controls, and ongoing maintenance.
Features
Production Infrastructure, Day One
Kubernetes means "helmsman." Docker means "dockworker." Limenarchis means "harbor master." We're the next chapter in cloud's nautical story - commanding your entire fleet with full visibility.
Managed Kubernetes
Production-ready clusters in your AWS account. We handle upgrades, monitoring, and maintenance.
Security by Default
End-to-end encryption with SSL at ingress and mTLS inside your network. JWT authentication at the edge.
Complete Observability
Built-in APM, tracing, and logging. Auto-instrumented - no code changes required.
Accelerated Computing
Run GPU workloads for custom models, LLMs, open-weight models, and training jobs with GPU-specific observability.
Open-Weight Model Hosting
Seed open-weight LLMs for hosting, run any open-weight model, and scale GPU capacity from zero when idle.
Networking & DNS
Load balancing, ingress controllers, and DNS management. Everything configured and ready to go.
Identity & Access
Optional IdP/gateway solution for JWT authentication at the network edge. Keep unauthorized traffic out.
Expert Support
Access to infrastructure and SRE expertise without the full-time hire. We are here when you need us.
Accelerated Computing
GPU Workloads, Managed Like the Rest of Your Platform
Limenarchis treats GPUs as first-class cluster resources for model training, LLM inference, custom models, and open-weight model hosting inside your cloud account.
GPU Observability
GPU-specific health and workload visibility are part of the same observability suite used across the platform.
Open-Weight Hosting
Seed open-weight LLMs for hosting or run any open-weight model your team needs to serve.
Scale From Zero
Scale GPU capacity down when idle and back up when workloads need accelerated compute.
Why Us
Stop Choosing Between Bad Options
Most startups face an impossible choice when it comes to infrastructure. All three options burn runway:
Distract Your Engineers
Pull devs off building features to cobble together infrastructure. Get subpar solutions that need rebuilding later.
Vendor Lock-In
Deploy on Heroku/Vercel. Costs explode at scale. Migration becomes a nightmare when you outgrow them.
Expensive Contractors
Hire contractors to build it. Pay premium rates, still no expertise in-house, and they leave with all the knowledge.
The Limenarchis Way
Production infrastructure in YOUR cloud. You own it, your data stays with you, zero vendor lock-in. We bring the expertise and automation. Scale from day one to millions of users on the same platform.
Setup Time~20 min
From forms to production-ready platform
Data Ownership100%
All data stays in your cloud account
Vendor Lock-InZero
Your infrastructure, your ownership
Demo
From Zero to Production in Minutes
Watch how simple it is to deploy a complete production infrastructure. Bring your cloud account and domain, fill out a few forms, and your fleet is live.
console.limenarchis.com
Provision your network
Spin up a hardened VPC with public and private subnets in a few clicks.
~20 min
To production-ready infrastructure
Your Cloud
Bring your own AWS
Observability & Security
Out of the box
Pricing
Pay Only For What You Use
Simple, transparent pricing based on your actual infrastructure costs. No hidden fees, no surprises.
How it works:
We charge 25% of your managed compute costs. We bill for the infrastructure we manage.
You get enterprise-grade platform management for a fraction of the cost of hiring SREs.
You get an infrastructure that scales with you, not vendor lock-in with exploding future costs.
You get built-in native observability. No need to burn runway on an expensive monitoring platform with hard to manage costs.
Most Popular
Standard
Perfect for startups and growing companies
25%
of managed compute
$1,000 compute = $250/mo Limenarchis fee
- Managed Kubernetes clusters
- Complete observability suite
- SSL & mTLS encryption
- Networking & DNS management
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Expert support & maintenance
- Platform upgrades included
- Scale as you grow
Enterprise
For organizations with specific requirements
Custom
tailored pricing
Contact us for pricing
- Everything in Standard
- Custom SLA agreements
- White glove support
- Volume discounts available
- Flexible contract terms
Real-World Cost Comparison
Team of 5 developers + 1 SRE, $1,000/mo AWS compute spend
Typical Observability Vendor
6 user licenses × $418.80$2,512.80
1 SRE to manage infra$12,500.00
Monthly Total$15,012.80
Plus additional fees for:
- Data ingestion overages
- Infrastructure setup & management
- Exploding costs as engineering grows
Limenarchis
$1,000 AWS spend × 25%$250.00
No per-user licensing$0.00
No hidden fees for data ingestion$0.00
Monthly Total$250.00
Everything included:
- Complete observability suite
- Managed infrastructure
- Security & encryption
- Expert support
Save $14,762.80/month(98% cost reduction)
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