Tools: Is Free — Self-Host Any App With a Heroku-Like Experience (Open Source) Coolify
What You Get
Install (5 Minutes)
Deploy a Next.js App
Deploy Any Docker App
Built-in Databases
Coolify vs Alternatives
Cost Comparison
Who Should Use Coolify Coolify gives you a Heroku/Vercel/Netlify experience on your own server. Deploy from GitHub, auto-SSL, databases, and monitoring. Completely free and open-source. Runs on any VPS ($5/mo from Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or Vultr). Push to GitHub. Coolify builds and deploys automatically. Each gets its own container with automatic backups. One $4/mo VPS can run 10+ apps with Coolify. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
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# -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml
services: app: build: . ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... db: image: postgres:16 volumes: - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes: pgdata:
# -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml
services: app: build: . ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... db: image: postgres:16 volumes: - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes: pgdata:
# -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml
services: app: build: . ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... db: image: postgres:16 volumes: - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes: pgdata:
Heroku (2 apps + Postgres): $20/mo
Railway (2 apps + Postgres): $10/mo
Coolify on Hetzner VPS: $4/mo (unlimited apps)
Heroku (2 apps + Postgres): $20/mo
Railway (2 apps + Postgres): $10/mo
Coolify on Hetzner VPS: $4/mo (unlimited apps)
Heroku (2 apps + Postgres): $20/mo
Railway (2 apps + Postgres): $10/mo
Coolify on Hetzner VPS: $4/mo (unlimited apps) - One-click deploy from GitHub/GitLab
- Automatic SSL certificates (Let us Encrypt)
- Built-in databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB)
- Docker and Docker Compose support
- Preview environments for PRs
- Monitoring and logs - Connect GitHub repo in Coolify dashboard
- Select branch
- Click Deploy
- Auto-detected as Next.js, builds and deploys - MySQL/MariaDB - Indie hackers who want to avoid vendor lock-in
- Teams tired of paying $20/mo per app
- Anyone who wants Heroku DX on their own hardware
- Developers learning DevOps