# Cloud Forge Launcher Cloud Forge Launcher is a browser-first BYOC app deployment console for the Cloud Forge catalog. ## What it does - Search 100+ open-source app templates from the Cloud Forge catalog. - Prepare AWS CloudFormation launch plans. - Prepare Aliyun ROS launch plans. - Open secure provider-console deployment links. - Avoid collecting or storing cloud credentials in the browser launcher. ## Core URLs - Launcher (EN): https://launch.corenovacloud.com/ - Launcher (ZH): https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/ - App detail pattern: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/{app-id}/ - Chinese app pages: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/{app-id}/ - Category hubs: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/categories/{category}/ - Comparison pages: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/compare/coolify/ - FAQ: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/faq/ - Deployment guides: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/guides/ - Catalog repository: https://github.com/CoreNovaLabs/cloud-forge-catalog - Full app index: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/llms-full.txt ## Useful entities - Product: Cloud Forge Launcher - Organization: CoreNova Intelligence Limited (brand: CoreNovaLabs) - Primary clouds: AWS, Aliyun - Primary infrastructure formats: AWS CloudFormation, Aliyun ROS ## Popular app pages (top 30 by GitHub stars) - n8n Cloud: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/n8n-cloud/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/n8n-cloud/) - n8n: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/n8n/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/n8n/) - Ollama: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/ollama/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/ollama/) - Dify: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/dify/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/dify/) - Open WebUI: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/open-webui/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/open-webui/) - Excalidraw Plus: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/excalidraw-plus/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/excalidraw-plus/) - Excalidraw: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/excalidraw/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/excalidraw/) - Immich: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/immich/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/immich/) - Uptime Kuma Alt: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/uptime-kuma-alt/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/uptime-kuma-alt/) - Uptime Kuma: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/uptime-kuma/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/uptime-kuma/) - Home Assistant: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/home-assistant/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/home-assistant/) - Stirling PDF Extra: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/stirling-pdf-extra/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/stirling-pdf-extra/) - Stirling-PDF: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/stirling-pdf/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/stirling-pdf/) - Syncthing: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/syncthing/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/syncthing/) - Lobe Chat: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/lobe-chat/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/lobe-chat/) - code-server: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/code-server/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/code-server/) - Grafana: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/grafana/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/grafana/) - Redis: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/redis/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/redis/) - Prometheus: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/prometheus/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/prometheus/) - NocoDB: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/noco-db/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/noco-db/) - AnythingLLM: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/anythingllm/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/anythingllm/) - Memos: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/memos/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/memos/) - MinIO: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/minio/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/minio/) - Gitea: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/gitea/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/gitea/) - Jellyfin: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/jellyfin/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/jellyfin/) - Flowise: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/flowise/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/flowise/) - Ghost: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/ghost/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/ghost/) - Huginn: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/huginn/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/huginn/) - Gogs: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/gogs/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/gogs/) - Discourse: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/apps/discourse/ (zh: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/apps/discourse/) ## Comparison - vs Coolify: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/compare/coolify/ — Coolify is Docker on a VPS; Cloud Forge is BYOC IaC for AWS + Aliyun. - vs CapRover: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/compare/caprover/ — CapRover uses Docker Swarm; Cloud Forge uses CloudFormation/ROS. - vs Render: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/compare/render/ — Render is managed PaaS; Cloud Forge keeps data in your cloud account. ## FAQ Q: What is Cloud Forge Launcher? A: Cloud Forge Launcher is a browser-based catalog that opens curated deployments in AWS CloudFormation or Alibaba Cloud ROS. It does not host applications or store cloud credentials. Q: Does Cloud Forge run my apps for me? A: No. Deployments run in your own AWS or Alibaba Cloud account and are reviewed and confirmed in the provider console. Q: How much does Cloud Forge cost? A: The catalog and launch service are free. You pay your cloud provider for EC2/ECS, EIP, disk, and data transfer. AWS deployments require the applicable Cloud Forge Hardened AMI subscription and its AWS Marketplace software charges. Q: How is Cloud Forge different from Coolify? A: Coolify is a Docker PaaS on a single VPS. Cloud Forge is BYOC: 100+ curated IaC templates open directly in AWS or Alibaba Cloud, with optional hardened AMI fast bootstrap on AWS. Q: How long does the first Aliyun deploy take? A: First bootstrap on Alibaba Cloud public OS images typically takes 8–15 minutes. AWS uses a pre-baked hardened runtime, but total stack and application readiness still varies by EC2 capacity and the selected app. ## Chinese Chinese mirror: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/ Chinese FAQ: https://launch.corenovacloud.com/zh/faq/ ## Positioning Cloud Forge Launcher is not a hosted deployment executor. It prepares deployment artifacts and secure console links without handling user cloud credentials. GitHub star counts are cached snapshots from public GitHub metadata. They are popularity signals, not Cloud Forge ratings.