Built for Developers Who Ship Fast
AltoHost replaces the sprawl of backend services — WebSocket servers, message queues, email delivery, media pipelines, caching layers — with a single, fully managed platform. One API key. One dashboard. Every service your app needs to go real-time.
Our Mission
Real-time infrastructure should not be a bottleneck. Too many teams spend weeks configuring WebSocket servers, debugging message delivery, wiring up job queues, and stitching together email, push, and media services from half a dozen vendors. That complexity slows down every team it touches — and it scales poorly.
AltoHost exists to democratize real-time infrastructure. We believe every developer — whether building a side project or scaling a production SaaS — should have access to the same caliber of backend tooling that was previously reserved for teams with dedicated infrastructure engineers. Managed WebSocket channels, background jobs, SSE streaming, caching, transactional email, push notifications, video, messaging, audio, image processing, OCR, and full-text search — all accessible through a single, consistent API.
Our goal is simple: eliminate the need to manage backend infrastructure so you can focus entirely on the product your users care about. No servers to provision. No queues to monitor. No pipelines to maintain. Just build, ship, and scale.
By the Numbers
A platform built for scale, reliability, and developer velocity.
What We Stand For
The principles that guide every feature, API, and design decision.
Developer-First
Every API, SDK, and dashboard feature is designed for great developer experience. Clear documentation, predictable behavior, and TypeScript-native tooling throughout.
Zero Complexity
One platform replaces a dozen tools. WebSocket servers, message queues, email delivery, media pipelines, and caching — all managed through a single API and dashboard.
Privacy by Default
Per-app isolation with dedicated credentials. HMAC-SHA256 authentication, TLS everywhere, and no data sharing between tenants. Your data stays yours.
Ship, Don't Configure
Go from zero to real-time in minutes, not weeks. Create an app, grab your API key, install the SDK, and start building. No infrastructure to provision or manage.
One Platform, Every Service
AltoHost is a unified backend platform that bundles the services modern applications need into a single API. Instead of managing separate providers for WebSockets, job queues, email, push notifications, video, and media processing, you get everything through one dashboard with one set of credentials.
Every service is designed to work together. Trigger a background job from a WebSocket event. Send a push notification when a job completes. Process an uploaded image and cache the result. The platform handles orchestration so your code stays simple.
Official SDKs
First-class TypeScript SDKs for every layer of your stack — client, server, React, and AI agents.
@girardmedia/altohost-js
Browser and Node.js WebSocket client with channels, presence, client events, and SSE streaming support.
@girardmedia/altohost-node
Server-side SDK for triggering events, authenticating channels, batch operations, and accessing all 19 platform services.
@girardmedia/altohost-react
React hooks and providers for real-time channels, presence, and events. Drop-in integration with any React or Next.js app.
@girardmedia/altohost-mcp
Model Context Protocol server for AI agent integration. Let LLMs manage apps, trigger events, and orchestrate platform services.
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