Self-host in One Click

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Start in simple steps

From code to live application on your own server in minutes. It's that easy.

Connect your server or automatically create a new one from DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Verda Cloud

Link your GitHub repository. We support Next.js, React, Python, Go, and everything else with Docker Compose.

Click deploy or push to your Git branch. We handle build, deployment, HTTPS, and updates automatically.

View logs, check host health and status, manage hosts and backups through our intuitive dashboard.

Your personal deployment AI, and everything to run your apps.

Deploy apps, provision new servers, and troubleshoot production - just by chatting. Our built-in AI agent understands your infrastructure and takes real action on your behalf. Learn more.

We build your app on our infra and deploy to your server. Your apps runs natively as a systemd service without the overhead or complexity of Docker. Learn more.

Create new servers using our integration with DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Verda Cloud, and we will manage it via SSH. Full control, no vendor lock-in.

We properly configure and secure Nginx reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, with best practices and settings so your apps work out of the box.

Thanks to our provider Verda (formerly DataCrunch), you can deploy LLMs such as DeepSeek or GPT-OSS in one click.

Backup to S3 compatible storage your database and all applications. We also backup docker volumes and all your application files.

Building a new project?

Start with these production-ready templates to bootstrap your new project.

Popular new project boilerplates

Fork one of these to kickstart your new project and deploy it in minutes, without the hassle of setting up a new server.

Run open-source apps

Launch popular applications with one click.

Deploy popular applications with one click. All templates are pre-configured and ready to go. Missing a template? Let us know via our

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Some feedback from our early users.

Compare with alternatives

Avoid surprise bills, serverless limitations and complex DevOps setups by self-hosting your apps on your own servers.

Comparing 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM and 40GB serverDollarDeploy + HetznerVercel, NetlifyCloud Provider (AWS)Dokploy or Coolify + Hetzner
Base pricing (per month)$8.79$20.00$32.98$10.79
Included traffic20 TB1 TB0 TB20 TB
Extra traffic price$0.01/TB$0.15/GB$0.09/GB$0.01/TB
Pay per request$0Can reach $600/monthExpensive at scale$0
Ease of useComplicatedComplicated
Next.js, Go, Rust, Java, PHP supportNativeNativeLimited with Amplify, complex with ECS/EKSWith Docker
Server Monitoring¹
Logs²30 days1…7 days
Backups³One clickManualManualManual

¹ Monitoring in Dokploy only available in a cloud version.² For AWS, you need to use CloudWatch or S3 for logs.² For Vercel and Netlify, you need custom solutions to backup data, and you need a custom Object Storage (S3) destination for Dokploy

Manage Your Server Applications With Ease

Take control of your applications without the complexity of SSH and manual configuration. Use best practices to ensure your app runs well in production. Deploy, run, and monitor your apps effortlessly through our intuitive interface.

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