
CapRover Has a Free PaaS With a Web UI That Makes Deployment Actually Fun
Dokku is great but terminal-only. CapRover gives you the same git push deploys plus a beautiful web dashboard — like having your own Heroku control panel. CapRover vs Dokku vs Coolify Feature Dokku CapRover Coolify Web UI No (CLI only) Yes (full dashboard) Yes (modern UI) One-click apps No 100+ apps Growing Cluster mode No Yes (Docker Swarm) Yes SSL Plugin Built-in Built-in Learning curve Medium Easy Easy Resource usage ~100MB ~200MB ~500MB Setup (10 Minutes) # On a VPS with Docker installed docker run -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 3000:3000 \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ -v /captain:/captain \ caprover/caprover Open http://your-ip:3000 , set your password, point *.captain.yourdomain.com to your server, and you are done. Deploy via Web UI Click "Create New App" Choose deployment method: Git push (like Heroku) Dockerfile (any Docker image) Captain Definition (CapRover's config file) Docker image (from any registry) App is live with HTTPS One-Click Apps (100+) Deploy popular s
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