Coolify

What it is for

Coolify is a self-host PaaS desk: you add a server over SSH, deploy a git app or a database, and Cloud starts at $5/month (2 servers) — or you run the OSS control plane at $0. Use it when the job is deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Coolify dashboard (Deployments + Projects on Shadow Staging) from the docs product-UI still — not a pricing card. The board itself is ops of Applications.

Key features

• Applications — a git or Docker deploy you run on a connected server (dashboard still; docs). One app. Nixpacks / Dockerfile / Compose / a prebuilt image are options on this deploy, not a second product. PR previews sit on this.
• Databases — a managed Postgres / MySQL / Redis (or other) resource with generated credentials (docs). A data store, not the git app. One-click service templates are siblings of this resource type, not a fifth surface.
• Servers — an SSH host you add and validate (pricing Cloud includes 2). A machine, not an app. You bring Hetzner / DigitalOcean / AWS / a Pi — Coolify Cloud still runs the control plane on their box.
• Backups — instance or resource snapshots to S3 (docs product-UI). A copy, not a deploy.
• Teams — who can see the project (docs product-UI). An ACL, not a server. Destinations / proxy / domains sit on the app or server, not here.

Cloud is the control plane they host. Self-host is $0 for that same app on your box. The yearly toggle prints “save 20%” — do not invent the yearly dollar the number-flow did not print as a static card.

Who it's for

Best fit: small teams who will self-host the OSS control plane at $0 while they deploy a first git app, or start Cloud at $5/month (2 servers included, then $3/server) when they do not want to maintain Coolify itself.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from coolify.io/pricing. Cloud is a hosted control plane. Self-host is $0. You always bring the app servers.

• Self-hosted — $0. Open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own.
• Cloud — $5/month base (connect 2 servers). Then $3/month per additional server. Unlimited deployments per server. Free email alerts for Coolify events. Community + limited email support. Monthly / Annually (save 20%) toggle — confirm checkout; do not invent the yearly dollar.

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Limitations / costs

• $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS. You still pay Hetzner / DigitalOcean / AWS for the boxes you connect.
• A PaaS desk, not an internal-app canvas. For a widget builder see Appsmith. For a job graph see n8n.

Alternatives

• n8n — a self-host workflow graph when the “deploy” is a job, not a git app.
• Windmill — scripts you host when you will run a function, not a container platform.
• Trigger.dev — background jobs when you do not want to own the SSH box.

Official tutorial

Official docs path only. The @coolify handle we opened resolved to an unrelated gamer account, and @coollabsio 404’d. @andrasbacsai is the founder’s personal channel, not a first-party product walkthrough we could embed on 2026-10-22 — do not embed a third-party “How to use Coolify” video.

Written path: coolify.io/pricing plus the docs dashboard still.

Website

https://coolify.io

Repository

https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Coolify dashboard from the docs product-UI still. Dollars checked on coolify.io/pricing (Cloud $5/month for 2 servers, then $3/server; self-host $0; yearly toggle prints save 20%). No first-party product walkthrough embed on 2026-10-22.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.