Coolify
Editor's PickAn open-source, self-hostable alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify and Railway: deploy apps, databases and 280+ one-click services to your own server with a few clicks.
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GPT-4oWhat is Coolify?
Coolify (by coollabsio) is an all-in-one, free and open-source PaaS that runs on your own VPS, Raspberry Pi, EC2, DigitalOcean, Linode, Hetzner or any Docker-capable host. Instead of Kubernetes it uses plain Docker Engine plus Docker Compose V2, so you avoid YAML and service-mesh complexity. Connect GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Gitea for push-to-deploy, run static sites, Node/React/Next/Nuxt/Vue/Astro/PHP/Rust apps or any Docker/Compose stack, and spin up databases plus 280+ one-click services (WordPress, Ghost, Plausible and more). It provisions an automatic reverse proxy, free auto-renewing Let's Encrypt SSL including wildcards, scheduled S3 backups with one-click restore, environment and secret management, and keeps everything on your servers for zero vendor lock-in. A managed cloud is available if you don't want to self-host.
Pros
- Free and open source, free forever for self-hosting.
- Far simpler than running Kubernetes yourself.
- Data stays on your own machines.
- Huge library of ready-to-run services.
- Active community and frequent releases.
Cons
- You still provision and pay for the underlying servers.
- Single-host Docker focus; multi-node is less mature than K8s.
- Self-hosted reliability is your responsibility.
- Managed convenience requires the paid cloud.
Compare with Alternatives
| Feature | Coolify | OpenShip | Dokploy | PropertySurvey Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Free | Freemium |
| Starting From | — | — | — | Free / Paid |
| API | — | — | — | — |
| Free Tier | — | — | — | — |
| Mobile App | — | — | — | — |
Who is it for
Indie hackers
Deploy many side projects cheaply on one VPS.
Agencies
Host client sites and databases from one dashboard.
Startups
Replace Heroku/Vercel bills with self-hosted PaaS.
Self-hosters
Run WordPress, analytics and internal tools at home.
Dev teams
Standardize deploys with Git push and managed SSL.