Coolify Cloud is our managed, paid service (maintained by Andras, Coolify’s Founder) that runs the Coolify on our infrastructure, so you don’t need to allocate CPU, RAM, or disk for Coolify itself.
You still bring your own servers (VPS, Raspberry Pi, EC2, etc.) and connect them via SSH, then deploy apps, databases, and services exactly as you would with a self-hosted instance.
Coolify Cloud uses the same open-source codebase, so there are no locked-behind-paywall features.
Benefits of Coolify Cloud
| Features | Explanation |
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| Zero Maintenance Coolify | No need to upgrade, or monitor Coolify, our team does it for you. |
| Daily Backups | The Coolify Cloud database is backed up every 24 hours. |
| Preconfigured Email | Receive build, deployment, and server status notifications via email without any setup on your end. |
| Automatic Scaling | As you connect more servers, our infrastructure scales CPU, RAM, and disk usage for Coolify. |
| Staged Updates | New updates are first rolled out to self-hosted users. Once stability is confirmed, they’re rolled out to Cloud. |
| Founder-Tested Releases | Andras personally tests every update before it’s deployed to the Cloud, ensuring maximum stability and reliability. |
Getting Started with Coolify Cloud
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Create Your Account:
- Visit the Coolify Cloud Registration page and sign up.
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Choose Your Plan:
- Base fee: $5/month (includes up to two connected servers).
- $3/month per additional server.
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Complete Payment
- Use any major credit/debit card to finish the subscription process.
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Connect Your Servers
- Deploy Your Applications
How Coolify Cloud Pricing works?
We charge a base fee of $5/month, which covers up to two servers. Each additional server you connect is an add-on of $3/month.
Charging per server allows us to scale our infrastructure responsibly, since each connected server increases resource usage (CPU, RAM, storage) on our end.
If you only need one server, you still pay the $5 base fee (with capacity for a second server if you add it later).
If you plan to connect more than two, simply multiply $3 by the extra servers.
Why Coolify Cloud Exists
You might wonder why Coolify Cloud is a paid service when there are no exclusive, locked-down features.
The idea came to Andras (Coolify's Founder) as a way to offer a “paid option without paywall” — a model where the open-source project stays completely free, but those who prefer a managed experience can contribute financially.
- Experiment Turned Success:
- Initially launched as an experiment, Coolify Cloud quickly attracted over 2,100 active users.
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Sustainable Funding:
- While the revenue from Cloud is modest, it provides a steady income stream that helps keep Coolify free and under active development for everyone.
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Community-First Approach
- By not restricting any features, we maintain transparency and trust.
- Cloud subscribers simply pay for convenience and reliability, not to unlock core functionality.
Frequently Asked Questions
Uninstalling
Completely remove Coolify from your self-hosted server by stopping containers, deleting volumes, networks, data directories, and Docker images.
Usage
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