Best 4 Tools for Configuring Application Servers in 2025

Appliku is a deployment automation platform designed to simplify server management and application deployment for developers and teams. Think of it as a bridge between complex server administration and easy-to-use hosting platforms.

Laravel Forge is a server management and deployment platform specifically designed for PHP developers who want to deploy their applications without dealing with complex server administration. Think of it as your personal DevOps assistant that knows exactly how to set up servers for modern PHP applications.

Hatchbox is a Rails deployment and hosting management platform designed specifically for Ruby on Rails applications. Think of it as a bridge between complex server management and expensive platform-as-a-service solutions like Heroku. You bring your own servers from any hosting provider like DigitalOcean or AWS, and Hatchbox handles all the configuration, deployment, and maintenance tasks automatically.

Pulumi is an open-source infrastructure as code platform that allows developers to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages instead of proprietary domain-specific languages. Think of it as bringing software engineering practices to infrastructure management.