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Frequently asked questions

General

Who is Ptah for?

Ptah is built for software outsourcing teams who respond to RFPs and proposals. It is most valuable when you need to produce a working demo, a detailed WBS, and a cost estimate in a short window — typically because you are competing against other vendors for a fixed-timeline bid.

Is Ptah a no-code tool?

No. Ptah uses Claude to generate real code in real frameworks. The output is a git repository you can clone, edit, and extend. There is no lock-in to a proprietary runtime.

How is Ptah different from using Claude directly?

Claude alone gives you a chat window. Ptah gives you:

  • A multi-role workspace (BA, PM, Tech Lead) with shared context
  • Persistent project storage and document management
  • VPS orchestration for running and deploying demos
  • WBS generation with hour estimation and cost calculation
  • Session forking, branching, and annotation round-trip
  • Organization-level templates, rate cards, and tech stack catalogs

In other words, Ptah wraps Claude in the workflow tools an outsourcing team actually needs.

Can I use Ptah for client work that is not a bid?

Yes. Ptah works equally well for internal prototypes, hackathon projects, or any situation where you want to go from a written idea to a deployed demo quickly.

Setup

Do I need my own VPS?

Yes. Ptah Cloud orchestrates VPS workers but does not run the demos itself — the demos run on infrastructure you own. This keeps your client's code under your control and lets you use whatever cloud provider you already have a relationship with.

A small VPS (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs) is enough to run several small demos at once.

Can I connect multiple VPS workers?

Yes. You can connect as many as you need. Project creation lets you pick which worker to use, so you can isolate high-value clients or split workloads across regions.

Do I need a Claude subscription?

Yes. Each VPS worker runs Claude Code CLI and needs a valid Anthropic account. Ptah does not proxy Claude API calls through its own account.

Pricing and data

How much does Ptah cost?

Pricing is still being finalized. Current plans include a free tier for small teams and paid tiers scaled by project count and storage. Sign up at byptah.com to be notified when pricing goes live.

Where is my data stored?

  • Project metadata, user accounts, and audit logs are stored in PostgreSQL hosted on the Ptah Cloud VPS.
  • Uploaded documents are stored in Amazon S3 under a private bucket owned by Ptah.
  • Generated code and demo deployments live on your own VPS workers.
  • Claude session history is stored on the VPS that ran the session.

See the Privacy Policy for details.

Does Ptah train AI models on my data?

No. Ptah sends prompts to Claude through the official Anthropic API, which does not use API traffic for model training. Your documents, code, and session history are not used to train anything.

Can I delete my data?

Yes. Deleting a project removes the repository on the VPS, the demo, the session history, and the associated S3 objects. Deleting your organization removes every project and every piece of data associated with it.

Technical

What tech stacks are supported?

Ptah ships with templates for React, Vue, Next.js, Nuxt, Angular, NestJS, Spring Boot, FastAPI, Django, Express, and Elysia, among others. You can also define a custom tech stack by providing a starter repository and a CLAUDE.md file that encodes the coding rules.

Can I bring my own Docker images?

Yes. Your project's docker-compose.yml is a regular file under your control. Override the base image, add volumes, change the build command — anything a normal Compose file supports.

How does Ptah handle database migrations?

Each project owns its own database on the shared PostgreSQL instance. Migration tooling (Drizzle, Prisma, Flyway, etc.) is part of the project template and runs automatically on deploy.

Can I run Ptah on-premise?

Not yet. The Ptah Cloud component is a hosted SaaS. The VPS workers are already on-premise (or on your cloud account), so the most sensitive data — source code and demo deployments — stays under your control.

Support

Where do I report a bug?

Open an issue in the Ptah GitHub repository or email support@byptah.com. Include the project ID and a rough timestamp so we can find the relevant logs.

Is there a Slack or Discord community?

A community channel is on the roadmap. Until then, email support is the fastest way to reach the team.