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