Automated and Flexible Deployment
Accelerate your delivery cycles,
Without sacrificing flexibility
Clever Cloud automates every step, from git push to production, enabling teams to deliver faster, with peace of mind, and without depending on complex scripts — or on a single provider.
Whether you deploy on public cloud, on-premise, or in an isolated environment, the experience remains the same.
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Déploiement Git natif : push et go
We believe application deployment can — and should — be simpler. With Clever Cloud, a simple git push is enough: the application goes live automatically, without manual intervention.
No need for complex configuration files or custom scripts. With its built-in build detectors, Clever Cloud automatically recognizes the language and framework of your project, with no extra setup required. You remain free to adjust the parameters as needed.
Auto-scaling: real-time resource adjustment
Is your application facing traffic spikes? No worries: auto-scaling is available natively. You can configure minimum and maximum instance ranges so the platform dynamically adapts resources to the load.
As a result, your teams no longer waste time calibrating infrastructure, and your application stays performant — even during unexpected traffic surges.
It is also a lever for cost optimization: auto-scaling prevents permanent over-allocation of resources — you only consume what you need, when you need it.
Environment management: simple and secure isolation
Testing, staging, production… each environment has its own specifics. Clever Cloud allows you to isolate them cleanly, with dedicated environment variables, distinct security settings, and a clear separation of databases and associated resources.
You can clone an existing environment, simulate production behaviors, and test without risk of regression. This approach makes collaboration between teams smoother, while reducing the likelihood of human errors.
Seamless CI/CD integration: compatible with your tools
Clever Cloud does not impose its own CI/CD pipeline. You can integrate it with GitHub Actions, GitLab, or any other tool via our Clever Tools CLI or API. At each git push, the platform can automatically build and deploy your application without complex configuration. You remain free to choose your level of automation.
Flexible deployment: the same experience everywhere
Deployment simplicity doesn’t stop at the public cloud. Clever Cloud can be deployed in on-premise, air-gapped, or multi-cloud environments, while keeping the same tools and interface.
Whether your infrastructure runs on OVHcloud, Scaleway, Cloud Temple, Outscale, Oracle Cloud, or your own servers, you keep a single point of entry. The deployment experience remains the same: same interface, same API, same CLI.
Clever Cloud enables you to:
- Deploy in a fully controlled environment, with specific compliance or network constraints;
- Avoid vendor lock-in by keeping the freedom to switch providers without redesigning your delivery process;
- Reuse your existing tools and skills across any target infrastructure.
No reconfiguration, no extra tooling required: you administer all your environments the same way, whether on our public cloud or on your own machines.
High availability: automatic recovery of machines
Clever Cloud is designed to keep your services online, regardless of technical failures. In the event of a crash or malfunction of a virtual machine, our orchestrator automatically restarts the instance – with no manual action required – ensuring immediate service continuity.
This mechanism is at the core of our high availability and resilience approach: your applications are distributed redundantly, and resources are automatically redeployed to maintain performance and a seamless user experience.
Why it matters
- Less configuration, more focus on code
- Reproducible environments for better testing
- Infrastructure that adapts to your product, not the other way around
- Reduced time-to-market, without compromising reliability
- A single platform for all your environments (cloud, on-premise, air-gapped)
- No vendor lock-in: deploy wherever you want, without changing your tools
Facts and Figures
What our clients say
On Clever, everything can be automated through their API. We have significantly improved our productivity.
François Desmier
Developer at MAIF
Clever Cloud allows us to reduce by 90% the time needed for infrastructure configuration and deployment.
Marin Bouanchaud
Tech Lead at Selego
To go further
Clever Cloud simplifies deployment without forcing you into a closed stack. From automation to scalability, you stay in control of your tools, processes, and architectural choices.
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FAQ
Need to go further? We’ll help you understand how Clever Cloud simplifies, automates, and secures your deployments, whatever the environment.
Can a deployment be triggered on every push to a specific branch?
Yes. Clever Cloud deploys automatically on every git push. To target a specific branch (e.g. main), you need to configure your repository accordingly or use a CI/CD tool to ensure deployments are triggered only from selected branches.
Can I run a command after a deployment?
Yes. Clever Cloud allows you to configure several hooks via environment variables, for example:
CC_POST_BUILD_HOOK=”npm run build”: runs a command right after compilation and before cache generation, and CC_PRE_RUN_HOOK=”php artisan migrate”: runs before the application starts.
These hooks let you automate tasks such as database migrations, front-end builds, or other specific actions, without manual intervention. See the documentation for details.
How can I manage secrets (API keys, tokens…) in an automated deployment?
Secrets can be defined through environment variables in the console or via the API/CLI. They are isolated per application and encrypted at rest.
Can I monitor the impact of auto-scaling in real time?
Yes. The console shows the evolution of instances and CPU/RAM metrics, and you can configure custom alerts through Grafana.
Does auto-scaling also apply to databases?
Not at this time. Automatic scaling is currently reserved for applications. Databases (via Materia) rely instead on high-availability mechanisms such as replication, backups, and leader/follower setups.
Can I clone an environment with its data?
Clever Cloud allows you to clone an application. For databases, duplication is done via export/import or snapshot, and APIs are available to automate this process.
Cloning an application does not automatically replicate its data. To reproduce a full environment, you need to export/import the associated database.
How can I manage different configurations (e.g. staging vs production)?
Use environment variables specific to each application, separate Git branches, or distinct .clever.json files if needed.
What are the best tools to integrate Clever Cloud into a CI/CD pipeline?
GitHub Actions and GitLab CI are the most commonly used and documented solutions with Clever Cloud.
You can also integrate Clever Cloud with other CI/CD tools via the Clever Tools CLI or the API, to automate deployments, manage secrets, and handle applications.
Does Clever Cloud provide an API to manage deployments?
Yes. The public API lets you create/deploy applications, manage environment variables, track logs, and more. It is used in production by many customers to industrialize their workflows.
Can I run Clever Cloud on my own infrastructure?
Yes. Clever Cloud can be installed in on-premise or air-gapped environments to meet strict requirements for security, sovereignty, or connectivity.
This model is particularly suited to sectors with strong regulatory constraints (public sector, healthcare, defense, industry), or organizations that want to retain full control over their infrastructure.
On-premise deployments use the same automation mechanisms, the same interface, API, and tools (CLI, monitoring, IAM). Management remains unified across environments.
A technical validation is carried out with our teams before any deployment, to ensure compatibility (network, storage, virtual machines, security, etc.).
Can multiple cloud providers be combined with Clever Cloud?
Yes. Clever Cloud can be deployed on different compatible infrastructures: public cloud, on-premise hosting, partner environments, or air-gapped setups.
This allows you to administer all your environments through a unified interface and tools, without specific adaptations for each provider.
Which infrastructure providers are compatible with Clever Cloud?
The platform can be deployed on providers such as OVHcloud, Scaleway, Cloud Temple, IONOS, or Oracle Cloud, provided that the environment is compatible (VMs, networking, low-level access). A technical validation is performed on a case-by-case basis.
Can I audit what was deployed, when, and by whom?
Yes. Clever Cloud keeps a detailed history of activities in the Activity section of the console, or via the API. Each event shows the date, the type of action (Console, Git, Monitoring…), the author (member of your organization), and the associated commit.
Redeployments performed automatically by the platform (e.g. after scaling or maintenance) are also clearly indicated, without a human actor attached.
This system provides useful traceability, even if it does not constitute a full user-level audit trail. To achieve certified user-level traceability (e.g. with strong identification), you can rely on a CI/CD pipeline or an external logging/auditing tool.
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