WHAT IS IT?
Coolify is an open source, self-hostable PaaS platform that lets you deploy applications, databases and services on any server reachable via SSH. It's the self-hosted alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify and Railway - you keep full control over your data and infrastructure.
WHY IS IT INTERESTING?
- Zero vendor lock-in: everything runs on your servers. If you stop using Coolify, your configs stay in place and everything keeps running.
- 280+ one-click services: WordPress, PostgreSQL, Redis, MinIO, Plausible, n8n... a massive catalog of preconfigured services ready to deploy.
- Any server works: VPS, bare metal, Raspberry Pi, EC2, Hetzner - anything that accepts an SSH connection will do.
- Git push to deploy: native integration with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea. Pull requests automatically spin up preview environments.
- Automatic SSL: Let's Encrypt certificates generated and renewed without intervention. Zero manual DNS config for HTTPS.
- Full API and CLI: automate your deployments, integrate with your existing CI/CD pipelines, or manage everything from the terminal.
USE CASES
- Host your full stack (app + DB + cache + monitoring) on a single VPS without manually writing Docker Compose files
- Replace Heroku/Railway for a team that wants to control infrastructure costs
- Quickly deploy internal services (Gitea, Plausible, n8n) for a startup or small team
- Set up automatic preview environments for every pull request