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What is a platform as a service?

A platform as a service (PaaS) runs your application for you.

Last updated November 9, 2026

The short version

A platform as a service (PaaS) runs your application for you. You provide the code, and the platform handles servers, builds, networking and HTTPS. You trade some control over the machine for much less operations work. It sits between raw virtual machines, where you manage everything, and serverless functions, where you manage only handlers.

On EasyHost

EasyHost is a PaaS for Node.js: ezhst deploy uploads your source, then builds and runs it. Learn more.

Start for free

Install the skill, choose Global or Local, then tell your agent to deploy. No credit card, no config files.

npx ezhst skill install