- Advised read: [**Getting started with Platypush**](https://blog.platypush.tech/article/Ultimate-self-hosted-automation-with-Platypush).
- The [blog](https://blog.platypush.tech) is in general a good place to get more insights on what you can build with it and inspiration about possible usages.
Imagine Platypush as some kind of [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com) on steroids - or [Tasker](https://tasker.joaoapps.com/), or [Microsoft Flow](https://flow.microsoft.com), or [PushBullet](https://pushbullet.com) on steroids.
Platypush aims to turn any device in a smart hub that can control things, interact with cloud services and send messages to other devices. It's a general-purpose lightweight platform to process any request and run any logic triggered by custom events.
Imagine the ability of running any task you like, or automate any routine you like, on any of your devices. And the flexibility of executing actions through a cloud service, with the power of running them from your laptop, Raspberry Pi, smart home device or smartphone.
Imagine the ability of running the application, with lots of those bundled features, on any device that can comes with Python (_only compatible with version 3.6 and higher_). Platypush has been designed with performance in mind, it's been heavily tested on slower devices like Raspberry Pis, and it can run the web server features, multiple backends and plugins quite well even on a Raspberry Pi Zero - it's even been tested with some quite impressive performance on an older [Nokia N900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900), and of course you can run it on any laptop, desktop, server environment. It's been developed mainly with IoT in mind (and some of its features overlap with IoT frameworks like [Mozilla IoT](https://iot.mozilla.com) and [Android Things](https://developer.android.com/things/)), but nothing prevents you from automating any task on any device and environment.
I've been working on Platypush all by myself in my spare time for the past few years, and I've made sure that it remains open and free, and I've even opted to pay
If you think that I've done a good job, please consider donating some of your spare change - I'm definitely not planning to get rich with this project, but I'd love
to have at least the monthly costs for the server covered by users.
If you use and love Platypush, please consider [buying me a coffee/beer](https://paypal.me/fabiomanganiello).
I've been working on Platypush all by myself in my spare time for the past few years, and I've made sure that it remains open and free, and I've even opted to pay
for a self-hosted solution for the repo, the blog and the website to make sure that it always stays free, independent and without paywalls.
If you think that I've done a good job, please consider donating some of your spare change - I'm definitely not planning to get rich with this project, but I'd love
to have at least the monthly costs for the server covered by users.
Issues and requests opened by donors will also be given priority over others.
