A home for small software
A home for the small software your organisation builds.
Drop in a file and get a private link behind your work sign-in. Share it like a document. IT sets policy once and only hears about the exceptions.
- Private by default
- Microsoft Entra sign-in
- Hosted in the UK
How it works
You build the tool. Appholm handles where it lives.
Publish
Drop in a single HTML file or a zip of a static site. It gets its own private link, and only you can open it until you share it. Working with an agent? Say “publish this to Appholm”.
Share
Add people or groups from your directory, the way you would share a document. Colleagues open the link already signed in. Anyone without access asks you for it, not IT.
Update
Drop in a new version when the tool changes. The last one stays a click away if you need to roll back, and IT only steps in when an app asks to do something new.
The console
Everything an owner and IT need, in plain English.
Owners see their apps, who can open them, and anything waiting for them. IT sees a review queue that is usually empty, and an audit log that reads as sentences.
There is no platform to learn. Publish, share, review, and audit are the whole of it.
My apps
Dan Reyes would like to open Quote builder
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Quote builder Live · version 2
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Capacity tracker Waiting for IT
- Keep it
Holiday planner Not used for 76 days
Reviews 1 waiting
Capacity tracker Sharing change waiting
Why you're seeing this: your Locked down policy sends company-wide sharing for review.
What this change asks for
- New Share with everyone at Kestrel Data
- Same Stores nothing
- Same No outside services
41 updates were published this month without needing you.
Audit log
Priya Shah · Gave Dan Reyes access to Quote builder
Today, 10:42Imran Aziz · Asked IT to check a sharing change to Capacity tracker
Today, 09:15Priya Shah · Published version 2
YesterdayAppholm · Renewed the apps certificate
MondayHelen Marsh · Signed in from the command line
Monday
Why Appholm
Small tools deserve a proper home.
Small software has become easy to build. Hosting it, sharing it, and keeping it looked after is still the hard part, and it usually lands on IT.
Private by default
Every app sits behind your Microsoft Entra sign-in. There are no public links, and nobody needs a new account.
Shared like a document
People, groups, and a copy-link button. Access requests go to the owner of the app, so IT is not the help desk for every tool.
Policy by exception
IT chooses what publishes on its own and what waits for a review. Updates that ask for nothing new always publish.
Every version kept
Each update is a new version. The one before stays a click away, and you can roll back to it whenever you need to.
A record of everything
Every action, by a person or by Appholm, goes into an audit log you can read, filter, and export. Nothing in it can be edited or deleted.
Hosted in the UK
Appholm is run in the UK by Ether-X. Each app has its own address, kept apart from the console and from every other app.
Where it is today
What Appholm does now, and what comes next.
Appholm is new. We would rather tell you exactly what is here than let you find out.
Here today
- Single files and static sitesA single HTML file up to 25 MB, or a zip up to 100 MB.
- Microsoft Entra sign-inPeople and groups come from your own directory.
- Sharing, access requests, and a catalogueOwners can list an app so colleagues can find it and request access.
- Versions and roll backThe live version stays live until the new one is ready.
- Policy, reviews, and the audit logStart from one of three presets: Open, Balanced, or Locked down.
- Publishing from a terminal or an agentA command line, and an MCP server for the agent that built the tool.
- Tidy-up without ITDeputy owners, warnings before an unused app is archived, and a new owner when someone leaves.
On the way
- Container appsApps that run their own code, each kept apart from the rest and asleep until someone opens it.
- Apps built from sourceHand over the source. Appholm builds it, and rebuilds it when it needs patching.
- Connecting to outside servicesAn allowed list, with a review when an app asks to reach somewhere new.
Questions
The things people ask first.
What counts as small software?
Tools with one to a few dozen users: a quote builder, a rota swapper, a checklist, a calculator. The kind of thing someone builds because it helps their team, often with an AI agent, and then has nowhere to put.
What can we publish today?
Single HTML files and static sites: anything that runs in the browser without a server of its own. A file can be up to 25 MB and a zip up to 100 MB. Apps that run their own code come next.
Do people need another account?
No. Everyone signs in with their Microsoft Entra work account, and owners share with the people and groups already in your directory. Microsoft Entra is the only sign-in Appholm supports for now.
How much does IT have to do?
An admin connects Microsoft Entra, chooses how strict to be, and sets the tidy-up rules. After that, apps publish and update on their own. IT sees a review only when an app asks for something your policy says to check.
Can an app be opened by anyone on the internet?
No. Appholm has no public links. Every app sits behind your sign-in, and sharing with guests from outside is something your policy can allow, review, or block.
Where does it run?
In the UK, run by Ether-X. Each app is served from its own address, separate from the console and from every other app, so one app cannot read another’s data in the browser.
How do we start?
Organisations join by invitation at the moment. Tell us a little about yours and we will be in touch to set you up.
Give your small software a proper home.
Tell us about your organisation and the tools your people have built. We will arrange a time to show you round.