Coolify VPS Hosting — Self-Hosted PaaS from €12

Self-host Coolify on a KVM VPS: deploy apps, databases and automatic HTTPS without vendor lock-in. Dedicated IPv4, unlimited traffic, crypto accepted, from €12/mo.

Why put Coolify on a VPS

Coolify turns any Linux server into a small Heroku: you connect a server over SSH, point a git repository at it, and the platform builds the image, starts the container, wires the reverse proxy and issues certificates. Databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis), cron jobs and workers live next to your apps. Self-hosting means the source is open, the data sits on your disk, and there is no per-seat pricing hiding behind the dashboard.

What you keep compared to the cloud

  • One flat bill — no per-deploy minutes, no per-seat licence: the invoice is the VPS price.
  • Databases stay yours — Postgres and Redis volumes live on your NVMe, backups follow your rules.
  • No platform restrictions — background workers, non-HTTP services and any port work the Docker way.
  • Full root and KVM — buildx builds, swap, firewall and system tools are available, not sandboxed away.

Which plan fits Coolify

WorkloadPlanWhy
Side projects, 2–3 appsCore VPS 4 — €12/mo4 vCPU / 8 GB handles the panel, builds and small databases
Team apps with Postgres and RedisCore VPS 6 NVMe — €13/moNVMe keeps databases responsive during builds and deploys
Frequent CI builds, many servicesPerformance Plus 8 — €75/mo8 fast vCPU / 24 GB for parallel builds and preview environments

Live in three steps

  1. Pick a plan and pay Card or crypto — USDT, BTC, TON. The server activates automatically after confirmation.
  2. Run the installer Official one-liner over SSH — it prepares Docker and the Coolify stack. Our install Docker guide explains what runs under the hood.
  3. Add server, domain, repo Open the panel, register the server, connect git and a hostname — Coolify handles HTTPS automatically for every app.
# Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, as root — official Coolify installer
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
# panel: http://<server-ip>:8000 — create the admin user,
# then add a domain per app and let Coolify issue the certificate

Quick answers

Is self-hosted Coolify free?

Yes — Coolify is open source (AGPL-3.0) and the self-hosted edition has no licence fee. You pay only for the server it runs on; the optional cloud version is for people who do not want to administer anything.

Do I need Docker installed first?

No — the installer sets up everything it needs. Having the Docker guide at hand is still useful: it explains images, volumes and compose files you will meet inside Coolify.

Can I move apps from Vercel or Railway?

The usual path: export the app as a Docker image (or a buildpack), copy environment variables, move the database dump, then point DNS at your server. Start with a staging app on Core VPS 4 and switch domains when the stack is stable.

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