Introducing DrupalForge – Open-Source, AI-Enabled Drupal Hosting

Speakers

  • Sal Lakhani

Discover DrupalForge.org – the new #1 open-source platform for Drupal demo, development, and hosting. Built by the community for the community, DrupalForge offers AI-enabled development, instant demo sites, cloud-based IDE, and enterprise-grade infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional platforms like Pantheon, Acquia, and Platform.sh. Learn how it started, how it works, and why it's quickly becoming the go-to platform for Drupal developers and agencies.

Main Topics Covered:

* The origin story of DrupalForge and its nonprofit mission 
* Tech stack (w/ Digital Ocean, AWS, and MS Azure) 
* AI-powered development - built-in co-coder and IDE 
* Multi-dev, GitFlow, trunk-based, and advanced CI/CD workflows 
* Comparison with Pantheon, Acquia, Platform.sh, and Amazee 
* BYOC - Bring your own cloud for ultimate flexibility 
* Affordable, ethical hosting for freelancers, agencies, and enterprises 
* Free tier for demo/dev sites and cluster plans for unlimited production hosting 
* DrupalPod v2: Community contributions, open templates, and future roadmap