Coolify: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Platform as a Service?
Video write-up
In this video, I'll show you how to set up Coolify, the ultimate open-source alternative to Heroku and Vercel. We'll cover the installation on your own hardware, how to configure your first server, and deploy your applications using Docker and Git. If you want to take control of your PaaS infrastructure while keeping the convenience of modern deployment workflows, this tutorial is for you.
Quick Installation
Run the following command to install Coolify. This will automatically install Docker, Docker Compose, download the docker-compose.yml file, and start the Coolify service.
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | sudo bash
Optional: If you need to change Docker’s default IP range:
sudo -E env DOCKER_ADDRESS_POOL_BASE=172.16.0.0/12 DOCKER_ADDRESS_POOL_SIZE=20 bash -c 'curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash'
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