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Web App

Coolify

Put your apps and databases online on your own server.

Visit Coolify4.7

  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Coolify?

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku, Netlify and Vercel. It helps you deploy applications, databases and one-click services on your own servers over SSH, with custom domains, automatic HTTPS, backups and scheduled tasks. A hosted Coolify Cloud option also exists.

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Pros: what Coolify does well

  • Deploy apps and databases without a big cloud bill
  • Automatic HTTPS and custom domains
  • Your configuration stays on your own servers

Cons: where it falls short

  • You must run and look after a server
  • Setup is aimed at technical users

Who Coolify is for

People who want to host their own projects with a friendly dashboard.

Who can skip it

Anyone who prefers a fully managed hosting service.

Coolify alternatives

Not sold on Coolify? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Workflows resources

iTerm2

Focus: terminal, mac and command line. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A Mac app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Same 4.7 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Karabiner-Elements

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A Mac app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Same 4.7 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

fish shell

Focus: terminal, shell and command line. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Gatus

Focus: monitoring, status page and uptime. Shares self-hosting and open source with Coolify. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Hammerspoon

Focus: mac automation, window management and lua scripting. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A Mac app, not a web app. Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit

Homarr

Focus: dashboard, homelab and start page. Shares self-hosting and open source with Coolify. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Coolify

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Kando

Focus: pie menu, launcher and shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Nushell

Focus: shell, command line and data pipelines. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Oh My Zsh

Focus: terminal, zsh and shell. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Task

Focus: task runner, automation and build tool. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

topgrade

Focus: updates, package manager and automation. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Violentmonkey

Focus: userscripts, browser extension and customisation. Shares open source and github with Coolify. A browser extension, not a web app. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.6 (Coolify: 4.7).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.6Visit
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