Dokploy

What it is for

Dokploy is a self-host PaaS desk: you open Deploy Settings, point an application at a git repo, and you can start Cloud Hobby at $4.50/server/month (Yearly 20% discount toggle, 7-day trial, no card) or run the free self-host installer. Use it when the job is apps you start at $4.50 Cloud or OSS $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Dokploy Deploy Settings form (Github / Gitlab / Gitea / Docker, repository URL, branch, watch paths) from the docs application-general still — not a pricing card. The form itself is ops of Applications.

Key features

• Applications — the service you deploy from git or a registry (application-general still; applications; Dokploy Cloud - Introduction). One app. Compose, build types, auto-deploy, preview deployments, domains, and watch paths are ops of this. The CLI is install.
• Databases — a MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Redis (and siblings) you create next to the app (databases; pricing Database Management). A datastore, not the app. One-click DB backups sit on this.
• Monitoring — the CPU / memory / network board for a resource (monitoring; README real-time monitoring). A health chart, not a deploy. Application logs and deployment history sit on this board.
• Scheduled jobs — a cron you attach to a server or container (schedule jobs; pricing Automation and Scheduling). A timer, not an app. Hobby prints 1 scheduled job per application.
• Self-host / Cloud — the free installer you run on a VPS (installation; GitHub README “free, self-hostable”), or hosted Cloud Hobby at $4.50/server/month (pricing). A control plane, not an app. Extra Cloud servers stay $4.50/mo.

Cloud Hobby also prints 1 server, 1 organization, 1 user, and 2 environments. Those are quotas on this Cloud card, not extra products.

Who it's for

Best fit: small teams who will run the free self-host installer on a 2 GB VPS, or start the 7-day Cloud trial and land on Hobby at $4.50/server/month (Yearly toggle) for one user and two environments when they want git → Deploy without a $15+ Startup seat.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from dokploy.com/pricing. Cloud is servers. The page default is the Yearly (20% discount) toggle; the printed Hobby tile is $4.50/mo per server. Monthly-without-discount dollars were not in the static HTML — do not invent them.

• Self-host (OSS installer) — $0. GitHub README: “free, self-hostable Platform as a Service.” curl -sSL https://dokploy.com/install.sh | bash on your VPS (installation). You pay the VPS, not Dokploy.
• Hobby (Cloud) — $4.50/server/month on the Yearly (20% discount) toggle. Extra servers $4.50/mo. Unlimited deployments / databases / applications. 1 server, 1 organization, 1 user, 2 environments. 1 volume backup per application, 1 backup per database, 1 scheduled job per application. Community support (Discord). 7-day trial, no card.
• Startup (Cloud) — starting at $15/mo. Extra servers $4.50/mo. Up to 3 servers, 3 organizations, unlimited users / environments / backups / scheduled jobs. Basic RBAC (Admin, Developer). 2FA. Email and chat support.
• Enterprise / Agency — Contact Sales / Partner Team. Cloud or self-hosted. Fine-grained RBAC, SSO / SAML, SCIM, audit logs, MSA/SLA, white labeling. Confirm the live quote — do not invent an Enterprise dollar.

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Limitations / costs

• $4.50 is per Cloud server on the Yearly toggle. A second VPS is another $4.50, not a hidden included node.
• Hobby is 1 user, 2 environments, and 1 scheduled job per application. A teammate seat or a third environment is Startup.
• A PaaS desk, not a workflow OS. For Python flow runs on a board see Prefect. For a closer self-host PaaS with a different Cloud card see Coolify.

Alternatives

• Coolify — self-host PaaS when you want Coolify’s Cloud $5 card instead of Dokploy’s $4.50/server Hobby.
• Windmill — scripts and internal apps when the unit is a job, not a git Deploy Settings form.
• Trigger.dev — background jobs in your app when you are not running a PaaS control plane.

Official tutorial

Official Dokploy channel video: Dokploy Cloud - Introduction (oEmbed author: Dokploy). First-party Cloud product walkthrough; the docs Deploy Settings still is the cover.

Written path: dokploy.com/pricing plus the application-general still.

Website

https://dokploy.com

Repository

https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Dokploy Deploy Settings form from the docs application-general still. Dollars checked on dokploy.com/pricing (Hobby $4.50/server/month on the Yearly toggle; Startup from $15/mo; extra servers $4.50; OSS installer $0). Tutorial oEmbed author: Dokploy.

Last verified

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