Keep the hosted runner
You need a multi-region control plane, or non-engineers own every workflow in a visual builder.
Self-hosted pipelines
Run background jobs on an engine you host yourself
Hosted worker products charge rent to run a job you already know how to write. NexusPipeline is that engine as source, on Docker, on your machines.
Most “background job” SaaS is a queue, a runner, and a dashboard you do not own. The useful work is almost always: accept a payload, run a step, write the result. You do not need a monthly execution platform for that if you already ship FastAPI.
What the engine does
01
Accept
Take work from a webhook, a cron ping, or an API you call. The job lives on your host.
02
Execute
FastAPI, SQLModel, and SQLite. Steps run next to the code instead of in a vendor worker.
03
Record
Status codes, timings, and payloads stay on disk you control. No tenant inbox between hops.
When a hosted worker is the wrong default
Run NexusPipeline
You already ship code, the jobs are sensitive, and you do not want execution history sitting in another tenant.
Pair it with self-hosted cron when work starts on a timer, or Webhook Router when it starts as an event. The NexusPipeline product page has the license.
Setup is one compose file
Pay once on Whop, download the source, clone it onto the box you already run. There is no vendor API and no data leaving your network. Job tables and logs stay on disk you control.
git clone <your NexusPipeline source> docker compose up -d
- 01
Open the dashboard on the host port in the compose file.
- 02
Create the first pipeline and point it at an HTTP endpoint you own.
- 03
Trigger a run from cron, a webhook, or the API. Read the log on disk.
NexusPipeline
Own the execution engine
$149.00one-time, lifetime license
- FastAPI Docker execution engine
- SQLite on disk, zero cloud deps
- Docker Compose for local and VPS
- Docs from clone to first run
Checkout stays on Whop. You get the source after payment.
Questions people ask before they switch
Is this a Celery or Temporal replacement?
For a single-node FastAPI worker with SQLite and Docker, yes. If you need a multi-cluster orchestration platform with a hosted control plane, keep Temporal. NexusPipeline is for teams who want the engine on a VPS they already pay for.
What does a job actually run?
HTTP callbacks, scripted steps, and background work you define. Status, timing, and payloads land in local logs instead of a vendor console.
Do I need Kubernetes?
No. Docker Compose is enough for local and a VPS. Same image in both places.
Does it replace NexusCron or Webhook Router?
No. Cron is the timer. Webhook Router is the inbound pipe. NexusPipeline is the execution engine those two can hand work to.
Keep reading
Guide
Self-hosted cron alternative
Stop paying a monthly bill to fire HTTP on a timer. NexusCron is a self-hosted cron alternative you deploy with Docker on machines you already own.
Guide
EasyCron and cron-job.org alternative
Compare EasyCron, cron-job.org, and other hosted cron products with NexusCron. Same job, no subscription, logs and secrets stay on your disk.
Guide
Migrate off EasyCron to a self-hosted runner
Step-by-step migration from EasyCron to a self-hosted cron runner. Export jobs, map cron expressions, Docker Compose, HTTP pings, and cutover without downtime.
Guide
Migrate cron jobs off cloud providers to self-hosted
Technical guide for migrating cron jobs off cloud providers to self-hosted NexusCron. Architecture, Docker Compose, job mapping, and cutover without missed pings.
Guide
Replace cloud cron services with self-hosted NexusCron
Architecture, Docker Compose, production env vars, and cutover for replacing hosted cron with NexusCron on a VPS you already run. One lifetime payment.
Guide
Migrate EasyCron jobs to self-hosted NexusCron
Architecture, Docker Compose, and cost math for replacing $20–$50/month hosted cron with NexusCron on a VPS you already run. One lifetime payment.
Guide
Self-hosted webhook router
A self-hosted webhook router that receives, transforms, and forwards events on your infrastructure. One payment. No Zapier tax for simple routing.
Guide
Replace cloud webhook services with self-hosted Webhook Router
Architecture, Docker Compose, and config mapping to replace Hookdeck, Svix, Zapier, and Make with NexusCore Webhook Router on your VPS. One lifetime payment.
Guide
Replace cloud webhook queues with local SQLite routing
Technical architecture for replacing cloud webhook queues with local SQLite routing. Production Docker Compose, under 50MB RAM, WAL mode, retries, and dead-letter replay.
Guide
Self-hosted admin dashboard setup
NexusAdmin is the self-hosted dashboard that sits next to NexusPipeline. One payment, Docker Compose, no SaaS admin tenant.
Guide
Self-hosted log stream setup
LogStream is a single-binary Node.js collector. HTTP and UDP ingest, SQLite, live dashboard, webhook alerts. One payment. No observability SaaS.
Guide
Self-hosted env sync setup
EnvSync Agent syncs .env values across VPS hosts, laptops, and microservices. Encrypted key-value store. One payment. No secrets tenant.
Guide
Self-hosted API proxy setup
API Proxy Service sits between your code and upstream APIs. Retries, rate limits, fallbacks, circuit breakers. One payment. No gateway SaaS.