# ForgeVPS documentation

Task guides for installing and using ForgeVPS. Both editions use these public docs. Check the installed self-hosted release before relying on version-specific behavior; the docs may describe a newer build.

Agent entry: https://www.forgevps.com/agent.md

- [Find your way around](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/your-workspace/markdown): Learn what ForgeVPS does, what each tab is for, and how the different parts of your workspace fit together.

- [Connect or install ForgeVPS](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/installation/markdown): Choose hosted or self-hosted, connect your machine, and open your first workspace.

- [Use the Dashboard](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/dashboard/markdown): Check the machine you are working on, understand its resource readings, and find your next step.

- [Browse and edit files](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/files/markdown): Find your project, edit and save code, search files, and understand the Workspace and Git controls.

- [Use the Terminal](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/terminal/markdown): Run commands on your machine, keep separate tasks in tabs, and return to sessions you left open.

- [Use the Servers tab](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/run-an-application/markdown): Add an app, choose development or production, and use the list and detail controls to keep it running.

- [Deploy from GitHub](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/github-deployments/markdown): Connect a repository, follow its build, and publish later changes by pushing to the selected branch.

- [Give your app a web address](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/domains/markdown): Point a domain at your machine, choose the app it should open, and check that HTTPS is working.

- [Use the Databases tab](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/databases/markdown): Create a PostgreSQL database, open tables, edit rows, run a query, and connect your application.

- [Import a Supabase database](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/import-from-supabase/markdown): Copy selected application schemas into a new local database, verify the result, and switch your app deliberately.

- [Back up and restore a database](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/backups/markdown): Use the Backups dialog to save a recovery point, download a copy, and restore when you need to.

- [Work with an agent](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/agents/markdown): Give your agent a reliable starting point without handing over credentials or changing your project's instructions.

- [Technical reference](https://www.forgevps.com/docs/platform/markdown): Understand the panel, managed processes, workspace files, and the boundary between ForgeVPS and your applications.