
Coolify Has a Free Self-Hosted PaaS — Deploy Like Heroku on Your Own Server
Coolify is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Heroku/Netlify/Vercel . What You Get for Free One-click deployments — push to Git, auto-deploy Any language — Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, static sites Built-in databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis with automatic backups SSL certificates — automatic Let's Encrypt Docker & Docker Compose — deploy any containerized app Multiple servers — manage a fleet from one dashboard Webhooks & API — full automation support Quick Start # Install on any VPS (Ubuntu/Debian) curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash # Access dashboard at https://your-server:8000 # Connect GitHub/GitLab → select repo → deploy Why Developers Love It Heroku killed their free tier. Vercel/Netlify have limits. Coolify gives you: No vendor lock-in — your server, your data, your rules No usage limits — deploy as many apps as your server handles $5/mo VPS runs dozens of apps that would cost $50+/mo on Heroku A solo developer was paying $8
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