Java Hosting
Host Java applications with Wodby using a managed stack for JVM web services, APIs, and backend applications. Wodby Cloud is the hosted option when you do not want to run a cluster in your own cloud account or on your own server.
Use Wodby Cloud for persistent Wodby-hosted infrastructure, managed Kubernetes when you need scaling in your own cloud account, or self-hosted Kubernetes for a budget single-server path.
Managed Java stack
Start from a ready-to-run Java stack and boilerplate with the runtime and supporting services organized for repeatable application delivery.
No separate cluster to bring
Use Wodby Cloud when you want the Wodby workflow without preparing infrastructure in your own cloud account or on your own server.
Infrastructure choices as you grow
Move to managed Kubernetes for scaling or use self-hosted Kubernetes on one server when infrastructure ownership or budget matters more.
In production
How Wodby runs Java in production
A Java application on Wodby runs as one app service that starts your jar directly. The JVM sizes itself from the container, and PostgreSQL, Valkey, mail, and Gotenberg are optional services you select when the application uses them.
More heap means a higher memory limit
The JVM takes a fixed share of the container's memory limit as its heap. To give the application more heap, raise the memory limit of the app service; a fixed heap flag is not needed.
Readiness is an HTTP check
The service counts as ready once the application port answers HTTP at the root path without a server error. A variable points the check at a health endpoint, which then has to return success.
The database URL is not a JDBC URL
The database link provides separate host, port, name, user, and password values next to a generic database URL. Build the JDBC URL from the separate values and add the JDBC driver to your project.
The service version is the Java version
The Java version your application runs on is the version of the app service. A managed database can take the place of the PostgreSQL container when you prefer one.
Read the Java stack guide for setup steps, settings, and limits.
Moving an existing Java application?
Ask your coding agent to read the repository, match the application to maintained Wodby services, and list what has to change. Review the plan before anything is created or moved.
Wodby Cloud for managed Java hosting
Wodby Cloud is the most direct way to host Java applications on Wodby when you do not want to prepare your own Kubernetes cluster or server. Deploy the managed stack to persistent Wodby-hosted infrastructure and keep the application workflow in one place.
That makes Wodby Cloud a practical fit for Java developers, backend teams, and service-based products that want repeatable environments with less infrastructure setup and day-to-day platform work.
Why start with Wodby Cloud
- No need to set up your own cloud account, Kubernetes cluster, or server before hosting Java applications.
- Persistent Wodby-hosted infrastructure billed according to resource usage.
- Built-in CI/CD, routes, certificates, backups, and environment controls stay close to the stack.
- A practical fit for JVM web services, APIs, and backend applications that need a repeatable production home.
Read more about Wodby Cloud or review Wodby Cloud pricing.
More than hosting for Java
Wodby Cloud gives you the platform around the stack, not just a place to run it. Teams can manage environments, delivery flow, and day-to-day operations in one system instead of combining separate hosting and deployment tools.
That means the value on these hosting pages is both managed infrastructure and a repeatable application platform for ongoing work.
What you get from the platform
- Managed Java stack with services that work together out of the box.
- Environment management for production, staging, and development.
- Integrated CI/CD with deployment history and automatic rollback attempts.
- Managed routing and endpoints, automatic HTTPS, backups, and imports.
- Controlled automatic updates and app service controls for ongoing maintenance.
Alternative hosting options when you want to own the infrastructure
Managed Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes is the stronger fit when Java applications need more scaling flexibility, multi-node resilience, or infrastructure inside your own cloud provider account.
Budget self-hosted Kubernetes
Self-hosted Kubernetes on one dedicated server is a lower-cost option for Java applications that fit on one machine and do not need Kubernetes scaling. Multiple apps and environments can share that server while keeping the same stack-based workflow.
Read more on the self-hosted Kubernetes page.
Who this is for
Java developers, backend teams, and service-based products can use Wodby Cloud to start with less infrastructure setup while retaining a managed Java stack and repeatable environments.
If infrastructure ownership or scaling requirements change later, the same stack-based model can run on managed Kubernetes or a single-server self-hosted Kubernetes setup.
Continue exploring
- See how a release reaches production on the Deploy Java page.
- View the Java stack to see services and stack features.
- Compare infrastructure options on the Kubernetes providers page.
- Review Wodby Cloud pricing and Wodby Cloud usage.
Managed hosting
Ready to run Java on Wodby Cloud?
Start with Wodby's managed Java stack and get environments, delivery workflow, and day-to-day operations in one hosted platform.
Integrations
Keep third-party integrations organized and under control across all of your apps and environments
Connect services once and reuse them across your apps. Keep credentials out of repositories, manage configuration centrally, and override values for each environment.
Connect the services your apps already use
Spring Boot has a stack of its own
The Java stack runs any application that builds into a runnable jar, such as one on Quarkus, Micronaut, or Javalin, or one without a framework.
For a Spring Boot application, use the separate Spring Boot stack. It also sets Spring Boot’s own connection settings from the linked services.
Next step
Want to see what the Java stack includes first?
Review the services in the stack, then create an account to run Java on Wodby Cloud with environments, deployments, and stack operations managed from one place.
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Start deploying apps with Wodby
Choose Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes, or your own server, then deploy stacks with CI/CD, backups, SSL, integrations, and environment management in the same platform.
- Run the same stack workflow on Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes, or your own server
- Deploy app environments for production, staging, previews, and development
- Use Wodby CI or your existing pipeline with the Wodby CLI
- Keep backups, certificates, integrations, and access control in the platform
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- 30 minutes of integrated CI
- 5 GB of private registry
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