How to install Coolify on Docker (2026 step-by-step guide)

Coolify is a self-hosted deployment platform that runs on top of Docker: it manages Git applications, databases, and SSL certificates from its own web panel. It installs with an official script that brings up Docker and the Coolify containers in 2 to 5 minutes on Ubuntu 24.04 or Debian 13, with no additional manual steps.

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Coolify: a self-hosted Vercel on your own infrastructure

Coolify delivers a Vercel- or Heroku-like experience on your own servers: automatic HTTPS, managed databases, and branch previews without per-build or bandwidth fees. After several months using it on production VPS, here is where it shines, where it still has rough edges, and which teams will genuinely benefit from it.

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