> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.springwinter.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Springwinter: Deploy Cloud Services to Your AWS Account

> Deploy web servers, workers, static sites, caches, and databases into your own AWS account — managed by Springwinter in under 10 minutes.

Springwinter is a Platform-as-a-Service control plane that runs entirely inside your own AWS account. Connect your AWS account and GitHub repository once, and Springwinter handles networking, security, scaling, and compliance — so your team can ship production infrastructure in minutes, not days.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Deploy your first service into AWS in under 10 minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect AWS" icon="aws" href="/connect-aws">
    Link your AWS account with a one-click CloudFormation stack.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect GitHub" icon="github" href="/connect-github">
    Enable automatic deploys from your GitHub repositories.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
    Explore the full REST API for the Springwinter control plane.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What You Can Deploy

Springwinter manages the full lifecycle of every resource type — from first deploy to teardown — all within the AWS account you own.

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  <Card title="Web Servers" icon="server" href="/deploy/web-servers">
    Containerized HTTP services built from GitHub.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Workers" icon="gear" href="/deploy/workers">
    Background processes with no public URL.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Static Websites" icon="globe" href="/deploy/static-websites">
    S3 + CloudFront sites built from GitHub.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Caches" icon="bolt" href="/deploy/caches">
    Valkey (Redis-compatible) caches over TLS.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Databases" icon="database" href="/deploy/databases">
    PostgreSQL and MySQL in your account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Storage" icon="bucket" href="/api-reference/storage">
    Private S3 buckets with cost and metrics.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How It Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    Sign up at [springwinter.dev](https://springwinter.dev/auth?mode=signup) with your organization email.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your AWS account">
    Launch a one-click CloudFormation stack. Springwinter assumes a role you control — it never holds permanent credentials.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect GitHub">
    Install the Springwinter GitHub App on your organization or personal account to enable automatic builds and deploys.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy a service">
    Create a project, pick a resource type, point it at a GitHub repository, and your first deploy is live.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Your AWS account owns all resources. Springwinter reads logs, metrics, and cost data on demand — it does not store them.
</Note>