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The unified control plane for teams.
Cycle consumes raw compute and storage to deliver a provider-agnostic experience on any infrastructure, from bare-metal to public cloud. We automate the low-level complexity of networking, OS patching, and state management, so teams get a consistent deployment experience anywhere.
Workloads
Containers
Functions
Virtual Machines
// RUN ANYTHING
From standard APIs to complex AI inference. If it runs in a container, it runs on Cycle.
Control Plane.
Distributed & Highly Available
- > Infrastructure Autopilot
- > Global Mesh Networking
- > Service & Node Discovery
- > Native Load Balancing
- > Isolated Environments
- > Horizontal Autoscaling
- > Config & Secret Management
- > Built-in Observability
Infrastructure
Bare Metal Compatible
// UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY
Cycle is provider-agnostic. Even if we don't natively support a provider, teams can provision any infrastructure that supports a bootable ISO or iPXE.
Web Portal
Environments as Code
containers:
website:
config:
deploy:
instances: 2
restart:
condition: always
delay: 5s
max_attempts: 10
strategy: '{{deploy-strategy}}'
network:
hostname: website
ports:
- '80:80'
- '443:80'
public: enable
image:
name: Website
origin:
details:
existing:
source_id: 69bd18c664147f24bb7e358f
target: '{{website-target}}'
type: docker-hub
name: Website
stateful: false
website:
config:
deploy:
instances: 2
restart:
condition: always
delay: 5s
max_attempts: 10
strategy: '{{deploy-strategy}}'
network:
hostname: website
ports:
- '80:80'
- '443:80'
public: enable
image:
name: Website
origin:
details:
existing:
source_id: 69bd18c664147f24bb7e358f
target: '{{website-target}}'
type: docker-hub
name: Website
stateful: false
RESTful API
cycle@admin ~ % curl 'https://api.cycle.io/v1/containers/{containerId}/tasks' \
--data '{"action": "start"}'
> {"data": {"id": "6813cd199cb8434cb64067c9", "state": "queued"}}
--data '{"action": "start"}'
> {"data": {"id": "6813cd199cb8434cb64067c9", "state": "queued"}}
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Don't get distracted with DevOps.
We built Cycle because, as developers, we were frustrated by the tools out there. Everything was either too basic to run anything serious, or so complex that it turned into a daily distraction of maintenance and upkeep.
- Code with any language, framework, or IDE.
- Deploy across any infrastructure using one standard workflow.
- Build with isolated environments, software defined networks, and secret management.
- Scale with automated pipelines, load balancing, and auto-scaling.
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Trusted by builders.
Engineering teams from around the world run mission-critical workloads on Cycle — without the overhead of maintaining legacy orchestration tools.
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Our Control Planes
North America
USA + Canada
ONLINE
Europe
France + Germany + Netherlands + Sweden + UK
ONLINE
Each control plane is deployed across multiple infrastructure providers spanning numerous countries.
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Own your infrastructure & your data.
Your infrastructure should be your own. We give teams the freedom to choose exactly where your data lives and how your applications are deployed, without provider lock-in.
- Provision bare-metal or virtual machines from any provider. Cycle manages the orchestration and you own the hardware.
- Retain absolute ownership of your data. Your application data stays on your infrastructure and never touches the Cycle control plane.
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Gain simplicity without compromising on features.
Stop fighting infrastructure and DevOps processes. We built Cycle to automate the day-two operations that burn out teams, so your builders can focus on building.
Global Mesh Networks
Automatically encrypted networks across any provider or region. Workloads & applications communicate securely and instantly, without any human involvement.
- AUTO DISCOVERY
- ZERO CONFIG
- MULTI-PROVIDER
Infrastructure Autopilot
Automated OS patching, kernel updates, and self-healing. CycleOS proves a fully atomic, and minimal, operating system built for modern infrastructure. Experience a fully-managed platform on your own infrastructure.
- SELF-HEALING NODES
- ROLLING UPDATES
Native Multi-Tenancy
Strict isolation primitives designed natively for building SaaS & PaaS platforms.
Built-in Observability
Zero-config telemetry, real-time logging, and integrated metrics/events.
Hybrid Compute
Mix bare metal and virtual machines, across any provider, with no additional effort.
Deployment Pipelines
Utilize either the Pipelines, or the API, to create repeatable deployment workflows.
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From the Cycle Blog.
Introducing Cycle's European Control Plane: Strict data sovereignty, lower latencies, and more.
Cycle's EU Control Plane is here. European teams can now keep their data in Europe, work with noticeably lower latency, and stay in full control of where everything runs.
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Rise of the Neocloud: Top 10 Providers and Adoption Trends.
Discover how a new wave of 'neocloud' providers—like Vultr, CoreWeave, and Hetzner—are challenging hyperscalers with better pricing, performance, and flexibility, driving a major shift in cloud adoption.
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The Top 4 Kubernetes Misconfigurations You Can Avoid on Cycle.
Most Kubernetes misconfigurations start small — but can take down production fast. In this article, we break down the top Kubernetes security risks from the OWASP Top 10, including overly permissive RBAC, outdated clusters, and missing network segmentation. More importantly, we explore how Cycle.io takes a fundamentally different, secure-by-default approach that removes the burden of manual configuration and minimizes the risk of human error. If you're tired of fighting Kubernetes complexity, this breakdown is for you.
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