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Introduction

Coolify is an all-in one PaaS that helps you to self-host your own applications, databases or services (like Wordpress, Plausible Analytics, Ghost) without managing your servers and all the complexity that comes with it, it is also known as an open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative.

Why Coolify?

Cost Benefits

  • No Hidden Costs: Unlike traditional cloud providers where costs can spiral once you exceed free tiers or other limitations, Coolify keeps your expenses predictable and transparent. There are plenty of horror stories about unexpected cloud costs.
  • Highly Cost-Efficient: Get significantly more resources for your money. Our users regularly report saving thousands of dollars monthly compared to traditional cloud platforms - see real examples here, here, and here.

Control & Privacy

  • Complete Data Privacy: In an era where data privacy is crucial, Coolify ensures you maintain full control over your data and infrastructure.
  • No Feature Restrictions: All features are included in the open-source version - no premium features behind paywalls, ever.
  • Unlimited Usage: Deploy unlimited websites and applications across any number of servers without artificial restrictions.

Ease of Use

  • Quick Setup: Start hosting in minutes with minimal maintenance work required.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Manage your entire infrastructure through a clean, simple UI designed for developers.

Community & Transparency

  • 100% Open Source: Review the code, contribute to development, and help shape the future of the platform.
  • Active Community: Join a growing community of over 10000 people on Discord and over 85000 instances running Coolify.

Features

Any Language

Coolify is compatible with a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, enabling you to launch static websites, APIs, backends, databases, services, and other types of applications.

Any Server

You can deploy your resources to any server, including your own servers, VPS, Raspberry Pi, EC2, DigitalOcean, Linode, Hetzner (referral link), and more. All you need is an SSH connection.

Any Use Case

You can deploy your resources to a single server, multiple servers, or Docker Swarm clusters according to your requirements.



(Support for Kubernetes is on the way!)

Push to Deploy

Nowadays, Git integration is considered the norm. We provide integration with both hosted and self-hosted platforms like GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and others.

Free SSL Certificates

Coolify takes care of automatically setting up and renewing Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates for your custom domains, so you can relax and not have to deal with it.

Automatic DB Backups

Your data is automatically backed up to any S3 compatible solution, allowing you to easily restore it with just a few clicks if any problems occur.

Webhooks

Integrate into your CI/CD pipelines or create custom integrations using GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, or any other CI/CD tool of your choice.

Powerful API

Coolify offers a robust API that enables you to automate deployments, manage resources, and integrate with your current tools, providing limitless possibilities.

Collaborative

Share your projects with your team members and work together on them. You can also control permissions and roles for each member.

Pull Request Deployments

Automagically deploy new commits and pull requests separately to quickly review contributions and speed up your teamwork!

Server Automations

Once your server is connected, Coolify will handle numerous tasks automatically, allowing you to concentrate on your code.

Monitoring

Coolify will keep an eye on your deployments, servers, disk usage, and other aspects, and notify you if any issues arise.

Notifications

Coolify will notify you through your chosen channels like Discord, Telegram, and email in case of any events on your server or with your deployments.