Coolify

What Makes It FOSS-Friendly

Coolify is genuinely, uncompromisingly open source. The entire project — every line of code — is licensed under Apache 2.0. There's no "open core" trap, no features locked behind a paid tier, no proprietary SaaS version that makes self-hosters second-class citizens.

It was created specifically to solve the problem that Heroku (now largely abandoned by Salesforce) used to solve: deploy your application directly from Git with zero infrastructure knowledge. But unlike Heroku, you own the platform completely.

Supported Applications & Stacks

Coolify supports any Docker-based application and offers one-click templates for 50+ popular services. It handles automatic TLS via Let's Encrypt, database provisioning (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), and reverse proxy configuration out of the box.

• Any Docker-based application
• Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, PHP, Java, .NET
• Static sites (Next.js, Gatsby, Hugo, Astro)
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
• One-click apps: WordPress, Ghost, Matomo, Plausible, and 50+ more

Caveats & Gotchas

Coolify is a young project. It's actively developed and increasingly stable, but you should be prepared for occasional rough edges. Update carefully — breaking changes do happen between major versions.

You are responsible for your server's uptime, security, and backups. Coolify handles the deployment automation, not the infrastructure management. Think of it as a deployment layer, not a managed platform.

Pricing Tiers