Coolify
Self-hostable, open source alternative to Heroku and Netlify
About Coolify
Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to platforms like Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel. It gives you the developer experience of modern PaaS platforms while keeping everything on your own servers, so you maintain full control over your data and infrastructure costs. Deploy any application, database, or service from GitHub, GitLab, or plain Docker images with automatic builds and zero-downtime deployments. Coolify supports every major language and framework with Nixpacks and Dockerfiles. It manages SSL certificates automatically via Let's Encrypt, handles reverse proxy configuration with Traefik, and provides environment variable management per deployment. Database support includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and more, all deployable with a click. The dashboard provides resource monitoring, deployment logs, and real-time container stats. Coolify supports multiple servers from a single dashboard, making it easy to scale across VPS providers. With webhook integration, you can trigger deployments from git pushes. It is the perfect tool for developers who want platform convenience without vendor lock-in or per-seat pricing.
Key Features
- Deploy any Docker-based application
- One-click databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
- Automatic SSL via Let's Encrypt
- GitHub and GitLab integration with auto-deploy
- Built-in monitoring and log management
- Support for multiple servers and teams
- S3-compatible backup system
Pros & Cons
What we like
- Complete control over your infrastructure and data
- No vendor lock-in or usage-based surprises
- Supports virtually any application stack
- Active open source community and development
- Significantly cheaper than PaaS at scale
Room for improvement
- Requires a VPS and basic server knowledge
- Setup is more complex than managed platforms
- You are responsible for server maintenance and security
- Community support only unless you pay for priority
