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<header class="welcome gradientbg--dark">
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    <h1 class="section-header__title section-header__title--large section-header__title--white">
      Build, deploy, and manage applications with ease.
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    <p class="section-header__description section-header__description--large">
      Stop worrying about servers and focus on your code.
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<section class="content development">
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    <h1 class="section-header__title section-header__title--blue">
      Simplify your development environment
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    <p class="section-header__description col--8 shift--2">
      Start a local development environment that is identical to production with a single command.
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  <section>
    <div class="cli-example col--8">
      <pre class="stdin">$ convox start</pre>
      <pre class="stdout">
RUNNING: docker build -t zfrsyhlvdi ~/src/myapp
Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.29 MB
Step 0 : FROM rails:latest
 ---> 5063434fffa1
Step 1 : COPY Gemfile /app/Gemfile
 ---> Using cache
 ---> 54933d99be26
Step 2 : COPY Gemfile.lock /app/Gemfile.lock
 ---> Using cache
 ---> 3969abcce8da
Step 3 : RUN bundle install</pre>
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    <dl class="col--4">
      <dt>Works out of the box</dt>
      <dd>
        Convox will introspect your application to automatically create an
        appropriate runtime environment.
      </dd>

      <dt>Identical to production</dt>
      <dd>
        Runs exactly as it will in production so you can be certain
        your changes work as expected.
      </dd>

      <dt>Built on Docker</dt>
      <dd>
        Start with a huge library of pre-built images and customize
        to your individual needs.
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    </dl>
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<section class="production gradientbg--light">
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    <header class="section-header section-header--centered row">
      <h1 class="section-header__title section-header__title--blue">
        Production-grade infrastructure
      </h1>

      <p class="section-header__description col--8 shift--2">
        Zero-maintenance architecture built on industry best practices.
      </p>
    </header>

    <section>
      <dl class="col--4">
        <dt>Runs in your own AWS account</dt>
        <dd>
          Use industry best practices without the work. Easily scale up
          without breaking the bank.
        </dd>

        <dt>Instant deploys</dt>
        <dd>
          Confidently deploy new code in seconds without dropping a single request.
        </dd>

        <dt>Predictable performance</dt>
        <dd>
          Your instances, your code. Stop worrying about noisy neighbors.
        </dd>

        <dt>Flexible runtime</dt>
        <dd>
          Run any language or framework. Open TCP listeners on arbitrary ports.
        </dd>

        <dt>Powerful introspection</dt>
        <dd>
          Centralized access to your metrics and logs.
        </dd>

        <dt>Secure by default</dt>
        <dd>
          Run applications in a private network that you control.
        </dd>
      </dl>

      <div class="cli-example col--8">
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox apps</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
APP    STATUS
myapp  running</pre>
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox apps info</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
Name       myapp
Status     running
Release    REXIQURVKXE
Processes  admin web
Hostname   myapp-1749418666.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com
Ports      web:80 web:443 admin:9322</pre>
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox ps</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
ID           NAME   RELEASE      CPU    MEM     STARTED       COMMAND
13254981d20  admin  REXIQURVKXE  0.47%  2.21%   17 hours ago  bin/admin
92d4a822c13  web    REXIQURVKXE  3.29%  20.68%  17 hours ago  bin/web</pre>
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox env</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">PASSWORD=xyzzy</pre>
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox logs</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
web: [01/Jan/2015:00:00:00] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 554 0.0027
web: [01/Jan/2015:00:00:00] "POST /users HTTP/1.1" 303 - 0.0049</pre>
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<section class="production gradientbg--light">
  <div class="content">
    <header class="section-header section-header--centered row">
      <h1 class="section-header__title section-header__title--blue">
        Automate your development workflow
      </h1>
      <p>One-click integration with the tools you're already using.</p>
    </header>

    <section>
      <div class="col--8">
        <img src="/assets/images/static/slack.png" class="screenshot">
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      <dl class="col--4">
        <dt>Continuous delivery</dt>
        <dd>Trigger automated builds and deployments when you push your code.
        <dt>Real-time notifications</dt>
        <dd>Get notified of system and app events in your team's chat room.
      </dl>
    </section>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="content sub-section api">
  <div class="">
    <header class="section-header section-header--centered">
      <h1 class="section-header__title section-header__title--blue">
        Open API
      </h1>
      <p>Customize your environment to suit your needs.</p>
      <p class="api-button"><a class="button" href="/api">Browse the API</a></p>
    </header>

    <section class="cli-examples">
      <div class="cli-example col--6">
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox api get /apps</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
[
  {
    "balancer": "myapp-1749418666.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com",
    "name": "myapp",
    "release": "REXIQURVKXE",
    "status": "running"
  },
  {
    "balancer": "myapp2-689551992.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com",
    "name": "myapp2",
    "release": "RNEFHNIUSKF",
    "status": "running"
  },
  {
    "balancer": "myapp3-435098803.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com",
    "name": "myapp3",
    "release": "RORJKBNVKDD",
    "status": "running"
  }
]</pre>
      </div>

      <div class="cli-example col--6">
        <pre class="stdin">$ convox api get /apps/myapp/processes</pre>
        <pre class="stdout">
[
  {
    "app": "myapp",
    "command": "bin/web",
    "cpu": 0.0329,
    "host": "10.0.3.135",
    "id": "13254981d20",
    "image": "registry.internal:5000/myapp-web:BHLRYHSMXNM",
    "memory": 0.2068,
    "name": "web",
    "ports": [
      "80:3000",
      "443:3001"
    ],
    "release": "REXIQURVKXE",
    "started": "2015-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
]</pre>
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