# Coolify

> A self hosted platform for deploying apps and databases, Heroku style

Category: Self hosted apps (https://aiarabicdev.com/self-hosted)
Canonical page: https://aiarabicdev.com/self-hosted/coolify
Tags: deployment, paas, docker, devops, hosting

Coolify turns your own server into a deployment platform: connect a Git repository, and it builds and runs the app with HTTPS, environment variables and databases. It is Apache-2.0, with a paid cloud version that manages your servers for you.

## Facts

- Licence: Apache-2.0
- Language: PHP
- Cost: Free core, paid tiers exist
- Self hostable: yes
- Added: 2026-10-25
- Last checked: 2026-10-25

## Links

- Website: https://coolify.io
- Source: https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify
- Docs: https://coolify.io/docs

## Push to deploy, on your own machines

Vercel and Heroku made deployment one push. Coolify brings that to any server you control: it builds from a Dockerfile, Compose file or buildpacks, sets up a reverse proxy with certificates, and offers one click databases and services.

For a solo developer with several small projects, it can replace several paid hosting plans with one server, and it keeps the setup understandable since everything underneath is Docker.

## The cost of convenience

Coolify itself needs a couple of gigabytes of RAM before your apps run, and its install script takes over Docker and the proxy on the host. It works best on a server dedicated to it rather than one you have already hand configured.

It is a powerful control panel with root level access to the server, so keep the dashboard private and up to date. Database backups are configurable in the interface, and you should test restoring one before you trust them.

## Reach for it when

- you want push to deploy for your projects on your own server
- you want to replace several hosting subscriptions with one machine
- you want managed databases without managing them by hand

## Watch out for

- it takes over Docker and the reverse proxy, so give it a dedicated server
- the dashboard controls the whole server and must stay private and patched
- it is another layer between you and Docker, which makes some failures harder to debug

## Get started

Install on a server:

```sh
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
```

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