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SST

A toolkit for building full-stack apps on your own cloud infrastructure, open source under MIT.

GitHub Download v4.17.2
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Licence
MIT
Language
TypeScript
Last update
29 days ago
Type
Dev tool

What it is

SST is a command-line tool and set of components for building full-stack web applications and deploying them to infrastructure you control. The README describes it as a way to build full-stack apps on your own infrastructure, and it lists guides for Next.js, Remix, Astro, and a plain API. It is aimed at developers who want to define their app's cloud resources alongside the code.

  • Start a Next.js, Remix, or Astro app with a deployment setup defined in code
  • Build an API backend and deploy it to your own cloud account
  • Use the Live, Linking, and Console features the README points to for local development and resource management
  • Install the CLI globally to run it outside a JavaScript project

Great for

  • JavaScript and TypeScript developers building full-stack web apps
  • Developers who want their app and cloud resources defined in one project
  • Teams that want to run on their own infrastructure rather than a hosted platform
  • Anyone following the README's framework guides for Next.js, Remix, Astro, or an API

Not ideal for

  • Complete beginners with no cloud or deployment experience, since the README assumes familiarity with frameworks and infrastructure
  • People who only want a simple static site host with no cloud account, because the README centers on deploying to your own infrastructure
  • Projects that cannot take on a dependency on a tool with a fast-moving release cycle (latest release is v4.17.2)
Step-by-step guide: how to use SSTInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Install with a package manager

    You'll need: Node.js or Bun, for installing via npm, pnpm, bun, or yarn · Go and Bun, only if you want to run the CLI from source

    Install SST in a JavaScript project

    npm install sst

    Install the CLI globally (non-JavaScript projects)

    curl -fsSL https://sst.dev/install | bash
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Install SST in your project with npm install sst or another package manager
    • Pick a framework guide from the README, such as Next.js or the API guide
    • Follow the guide on sst.dev to create and deploy your first app
    • Use the Console and Live features described in the README to inspect and develop
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the Linking feature from the README to connect resources between parts of your app
    • Use Live during development, as the README lists it as a key concept
    • Use the Console to view and manage your app, as the README describes
    • Pin a specific CLI version with the VERSION variable in the install script if you need reproducible setups

Downloads

Source code (.zip)dev branch · straight from GitHubRelease v4.17.28 files incl. sst-mac-x86_64.tar.gzOfficial website & docssst.dev

Strengths

  • Open source under the MIT license, with the source on GitHub
  • Installs through common JavaScript package managers (npm, pnpm, bun, yarn) so the CLI version can match the project
  • Has official starting guides for several popular frameworks

Trade-offs

  • The README is short and points to external docs for most detail, so the full picture requires reading the docs site
  • Deploying to your own infrastructure means you handle cloud accounts and associated costs yourself
  • The README does not explain pricing or which cloud providers are supported beyond the AWS-labeled guide paths

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.