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Dokploy: lightweight deployment on top of Docker Swarm

Dokploy has become the most talked-about free alternative to Vercel and Render. It promises Docker Swarm simplicity without the weight of Kubernetes or dependence on a single vendor. We look at where it delivers and where the promise breaks down.

Technology

Headscale: the free alternative to Tailscale

Headscale is an open-source reimplementation of Tailscale's control plane, so official Tailscale clients connect to it unmodified. Version 0.25.1 stabilises HuJSON ACLs, advertised routes, and DNS across large meshes. Running it takes a Go binary, SQLite or PostgreSQL, and a reverse proxy terminating TLS. SSO, Funnel, and analytics remain better commercially.