Lantern by SNOWBIRD · Early-access programme, India 2026

The Linux control plane for small teams.

Visibility, security and routine operations across your servers, with every change under your team’s control.

What it does

Today, and what comes next.

Capability Today · in the trial Next · on the roadmap
Connect Enrol a server with one command Bulk onboarding and self-updating agents
See Health, inventory and installed packages Fleet-wide pattern detection
Find Known vulnerabilities, threats and risky settings Automatic hardening fixes, with rollback
Fix Patch, restart and reboot without SSH Scheduled, approval-gated patch windows
Protect Encrypted folder backups you can restore Restore drills that prove recovery
Control Roles, Google sign-in and a full audit log MFA and more identity providers
Not yet Production use, pending an independent security review Windows servers Public pricing
How it works

Your servers call out. Lantern never reaches in.

No root agent.Admin actions need a signed, one-time request.

Runs anywhere.On-premises, cloud or offline, via Lantern Mesh.

Mainstream Linux.Ubuntu, Debian, the Red Hat family and Alpine.

The product

Inside Lantern.

Lantern server detail: CPU, memory and disk, services, containers, security findings, packages, network interfaces and posture
Lantern services tab: critical services such as SSH and Cron with restart buttons, and the full unit list
Lantern packages tab: update and security-fix actions, package list and patch run history
Lantern sign-in page with work email and Continue with Google

Current build on test machines. Addresses blurred.

Trial programme

Five organisations. Six weeks. Free.

Try Lantern on real work before it launches.

You get

  • Setup by our architects
  • Weekly check-ins
  • A say in our priorities

We ask

  • One named administrator
  • 3–10 test servers
  • Candid feedback
Before installAgree scope.
Week 1Connect servers.
Weeks 2–5Run your workflows.
Week 6Review and decide.
Apply for a trial place

No contract. No obligation to buy.

Questions

Quick answers.

What does the agent collect?

System, package, service and configuration data only.

Where is it hosted?

On servers SNOWBIRD manages. We confirm the location in writing.

Does it replace our current tools?

No. It runs alongside them.

What happens when the trial ends?

You decide: stop, extend or discuss a plan. If you stop, we uninstall Lantern and delete your data.

The company

SNOWBIRD. Understand clearly. Act confidently.

Infrastructure software for small Linux teams, built in Chennai.

TeamFive people
StagePre-launch
PrinciplesListen · Clarify · Respect · Prove · Share · Deliver