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Building a developer platform for Node.js hosting and databases

Over the past months I’ve been working on a small project called Syntro.

The idea came from a problem I kept running into while building backend services. Setting up infrastructure often means combining multiple tools: a server provider, a database provider, deployment tools, and sometimes a control panel.

It works, but it also creates a lot of unnecessary complexity.

So I started building something simpler.

The Idea

Syntro.run is a platform that combines:

Node.js hosting

Managed databases

A developer API to control everything programmatically

Instead of managing infrastructure through multiple dashboards, the goal is to expose everything through a clean API.

That means things like:

creating services

managing databases

automating deployments

controlling infrastructure from scripts or apps

Why an API-first approach?

Many modern developers prefer automation over manual configuration.

If your infrastructure can be controlled through an API, you can:

automate deployments

integrate infrastructure into CI/CD

build custom developer workflows

The goal is to make infrastructure feel like part of your application, not a separate system you need to manage manually.

Who is this for?

Right now the platform is mainly aimed at:

SaaS builders

backend developers

people building Node.js services

developers who want simple infrastructure without heavy setup

Current Features

Currently Syntro includes:

Node.js hosting

managed databases

infrastructure API

More features are planned as the project evolves.

Looking for Feedback

This project is still evolving and I’d really appreciate feedback from other developers.

What features would you expect from a developer-first infrastructure platform?

You can check it out here:
https://syntro.run

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