Features

Everything to build it,
and everything to run it.

Cloud Canal is the operating system your app runs on. Design your data, logic, and interface, then ship them on infrastructure that's already wired up. Whether a change comes from you, your code, or your AI, it goes through the same rules. And the whole thing stays yours.

Build

Database & collections

Model collections, fields, relations, and access rules on PocketBase. It's the one schema your interface, your code, and your AI all read from.

Visual frontend builder

Compose pages and reusable components in a real visual editor. No black-box export, just your app.

Themes & design tokens

A token-driven design system with themes, fonts, and icon sets, so your app stays consistent as it grows.

Workflows & automation

Server-side events, actions, and hooks that automate logic, triggered by data changes or your own events.

Secrets management

Store API keys and credentials centrally and use them safely across workflows and integrations.

Assets & media

Upload and manage images and files, served from object storage and ready to drop into your app.

Govern

One surface, every change

Your builder, your code, and your AI all go through the same server-side validation. What's safe by hand is safe for everything else, so your app can't drift into a broken state.

Structured changes

Each change is a defined operation: create a collection, add a workflow, update a record. Easy to read, and easy to roll back.

AI that works the tools

An MCP server gives AI scoped access to your app. It acts through the same tools you do, never free-form code you have to untangle.

Operate

Dev & prod deploys

Separate environments, a clear diff of every release, and one-click rollback. Ship without holding your breath.

Custom domains

Point your domain and get managed SSL automatically. No certificate wrangling.

Transactional email

Send email through a managed relay with strong deliverability. No separate provider to set up.

File storage

S3-compatible object storage per app, provisioned for you and metered transparently.

Automated backups

Scheduled backups with retention you control, so a bad day is never a lost app.

Logs & live metrics

Real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network, plus application logs, straight from your instance.

Spend protection

Configurable caps on usage and overages, enforced in real time. No bill-shock at month end.

Managed hosting

A dedicated instance per app, resized in place as you move up a plan.

Own

Export everything

Your data, your workflows, your whole application, exportable whenever you want. No gatekeeping.

Self-host PocketBase

It's PocketBase underneath. Take your app and run it yourself if that's where you land.

Blueprints

Save an app as a reusable blueprint and spin up new projects from it in seconds.

See it in your own app

Start free, build something real, and bring AI in on your terms.

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