Would be neat to pair this service or one like it with the "Deploy on Heroku"-type buttons/badges I've seen on github before. A "Run this container now" type thing.
There was a YC proposal by a couple of cofounders who wanted to start a business around this premise and had a working prototype, including WEB IDE integration for quick PR submissions.
I met with them about a year ago, thanks for reminding me to check in!
Actually you only need use your private key to sign a message to pay, which then triggers the deployment. I have an example, if you are so inclined: https://www.stackmonkey.com/demo/splunk/
I met with them about a year ago, thanks for reminding me to check in!