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Coolify Has a Free Self-Hosting Platform — Deploy Apps Without Paying for Cloud
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Coolify Has a Free Self-Hosting Platform — Deploy Apps Without Paying for Cloud

via Dev.to DevOpsAlex Spinov

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku/Netlify/Vercel . What You Get for Free One-click deploys — push to Git, app deploys automatically Docker & Docker Compose — deploy ANY containerized app Databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis with one click SSL certificates — automatic Let's Encrypt Multiple servers — manage all your VPS from one dashboard No vendor lock-in — runs on YOUR server, you own everything Monitoring — basic health checks and notifications Preview deployments — test PRs before merging Quick Start curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash That's it. Open http://your-server:8000 and start deploying. Why Developers Switch from Vercel/Railway Cloud platforms charge per-request, per-bandwidth, per-function: $0/month — Coolify on a $5 VPS vs $20+/month on Vercel Pro No cold starts — your app runs 24/7 on your server No egress fees — unlimited bandwidth on your VPS Full control — SSH access, custom configs, your data stays yours

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