What is a Ship Plan
It's not a video or a generic article. Ship Plans are the step-by-step instructions we give you that covers one part of building your project.
Each plan delivers:
The Logic
"Create a Flask route that handles POST requests for your Login."
The Script
"Copy/paste this SQL to generate your User Table."
The Command
"Run this in your AWS terminal to open Port 80."
The Check
"If you see 'Success' in the logs, move to the next step."
A ship plan is step-by-step guidance for building a specific part of your app. It includes the code, commands, and checks you need to complete that part successfully.
Who it's for
Ship Plans are built for students interested in building software - computer science, software engineering, IT, data, or self-taught.
Specifically, you'll benefit from ship plans if you're:
Building a project for your portfolio
You need something real to show in job applications and interviews. We help you build high impact projects that demonstrate your ability to build and deploy software, solving real world problems.
Entering a hackathon or startup competition
Judges want to see a working demo, not just slides. We help you get your idea up and running so people can actually use it.
Working on a personal project
You have an idea you want to build, but you're stuck on how to structure it or how to deploy it. We give you the plan to follow.
Learning how real systems work
Your classes teach you concepts, but you want to understand how apps actually get built and deployed. We show you by having you build one from scratch.
What we help with
You have an idea for an app. Maybe it's for a class project, maybe it's for a competition, maybe you just want to build something real.
You know how to code - you can write Python or JavaScript or whatever language you're learning. But knowing how to write a function is different from knowing how to build an entire system.
You're stuck on questions like:
- •How do I organize my database so it actually works?
- •How do I connect my frontend to my backend?
- •How do I put this online so other people can use it?
- •What order should I build things in?
That's what Zorentia solves. We give you step-by-step instructions for building and launching your project.
How our system works
We don't build anything for you. You build it yourself, with our instructions.
Think of it like a tutor or instructor sitting next to you saying: "Go to this page. Download this. Click here. Copy this code. Paste it here. Run this command."
We give you the commands and instructions. You execute them. You see exactly what's happening at every step.
This approach works well if you:
- •Want to understand how the pieces of a system connect together
- •Learn best by doing things hands-on
- •Want to know what's actually happening when you deploy or connect a database
Our stack
We picked technologies that are straightforward to learn and implement,
Frontend: Tailwind + HTML
Clean styling and structure. You can see exactly what's happening in your code.
Backend: Flask
Simple Python framework. Clear routing and logic that's easy to understand.
Deployment: AWS
Industry-standard cloud platform. You learn how servers, networking, and deployment actually work.
Why we use Tailwind and Flask
Tailwind keeps UI work fast and readable. Flask keeps backend logic simple and easy to trace. We want you to ship with a clear starter stack first, then move to any stack you want later.
Why we use AWS
AWS makes you set up servers, security, networking, and DNS yourself - the same concepts you learn in networking classes, but applied in the real world. That hands-on setup is why you can troubleshoot problems later and understand any deployment platform. Tools like Vercel or Firebase are fast, but they hide the logic. AWS shows you the "how."
| Features | Fast tools (Vercel/Firebase) | The Zorentia Way (AWS) |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Automatic (One-click) | Manual Configuration |
| Learning | Hidden (Black box) | Transparent (Networking & Security) |
| Control | Rigid (Limited) | Total (Full Stack Ownership) |
| Job Readiness | Low (Hard to explain in interviews) | High (Mastery of Cloud Infra) |
If you just need something live in 10 minutes for a quick demo, use Vercel. If you want to actually understand how web applications work and build something you can explain in a job interview, use AWS with Zorentia's instructions.
How to start
- 1.
Sign up and get 5 free credits.
Each Ship Plan costs 1-4 credits depending on how much it covers.
- 2.
Pick where you're stuck.
If you don't know where to start, begin with "How to Start Building" (Ship Plan 1). If you're stuck on databases, go straight to the database Ship Plan. Start wherever makes sense for you.
- 3.
Follow the instructions.
Each Ship Plan gives you specific steps to follow. Do them in order, and you'll have a working piece of your project.
- 4.
Move to the next stage.
When you're done with one Ship Plan, you move to the next one. Keep going until your project is live.
Credits never expire and there's no subscription. Buy credits when you need them, use them when you're ready.
Why Ship Plans
We don't build it for you because you can't fix what you don't build.
Day 1 vs Day 100
We don't build for "Day 1" when you launch. We build for Day 100, when you need to debug a database error, scale for real users, or explain your architecture to a senior engineer.
Own the architecture
Ship Plans give you the architecture, AWS commands, and logic checks to move from localhost to production. You build it, you own it, you can fix it.
Creating architects
By the time you've configured DNS for the 20th time, the "black box" disappears. You'll know how the system works. We're not in the business of creating customers. We are creating architects.