Open source PaaS on your own server # Coolify VPS, your self-hosted Heroku alternative Install Coolify on a KVM server in Germany and push to deploy from Git, run databases and add services from its catalog, all on a server you pay for by the hour. [Get a Coolify VPS](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [See plans](#plans) ## Why run Coolify on a DataPasa VPS Platform convenience, with the bill of a plain virtual server. ### Deploy from Git Connect GitHub, GitLab or any Git repository and deploy on every push. Coolify builds the app and routes the domain for you. ### Databases in a few clicks Run PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB or Redis next to your apps, managed from the same dashboard. ### One dashboard for everything Environment variables, logs, domains and HTTPS certificates for every project in one place, instead of scattered config files. ### Flat price instead of per app Hosted platforms charge per app, per seat or per build minute. Here you pay for the VPS and run as much as it can hold. ### Dedicated vCPU for builds Builds use every core they get. KVM plans with reserved vCPU and NVMe storage keep deploy times predictable. ### Hourly billing, crypto or card Top up from $5 with USDT, BTC, ETH, XMR and many other coins, or with a card. No contract and no setup fee. ## VPS plans for Coolify Plans with at least 2 GB of RAM. We suggest 4 GB or more. Prices are monthly, billed by the hour. VPS-2 $3.54/mo $0.0048/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 2 GB NVMe 32 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order VPS-2](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=a8cdefa7-dc24-45d3-aeaf-ce97fee1837d) s1.micro $6.06/mo $0.0083/hr CPU 1 vCPU RAM 2 GB NVMe 32 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order s1.micro](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=d95a1121-7739-4408-a851-dd9d42df11cf) VPS-3 $7.09/mo $0.0097/hr CPU 2 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 64 GB Traffic 32 TB Good for: Coolify with one or two small apps and a database [Order VPS-3](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=402a3c18-a3ab-4447-85a5-138162552777) s1.small $11.68/mo $0.0160/hr CPU 2 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 48 GB Traffic 32 TB [Order s1.small](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=45f8f274-2772-40ce-99e0-c70494d793b3) VPS-4 $12.16/mo $0.0167/hr CPU 4 vCPU RAM 8 GB NVMe 128 GB Traffic 32 TB Good for: Several apps and databases with room for builds [Order VPS-4](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=0a5f56fa-c6bf-475a-a5c9-e6afa6900f93) s1.medium $14.60/mo $0.0200/hr CPU 4 vCPU RAM 4 GB NVMe 64 GB Traffic 32 TB Good for: 4 vCPU for quicker builds with 4 GB of RAM [Order s1.medium](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=aeef1d71-06d2-47ef-8aa6-e60b2e6a3239) [See all plans and prices](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing) ## What Coolify gives you Coolify is an open source platform you install on your own server to get the workflow of Heroku, Vercel or Netlify. You connect a Git repository, and Coolify builds the app with Nixpacks, a Dockerfile or Docker Compose, then runs it with a reverse proxy and automatic HTTPS certificates. Preview deployments for pull requests work too. Beyond your own code, Coolify has a catalog of ready service templates such as databases, analytics, CMS and monitoring tools. That makes it easy to run the supporting pieces of a project on the same server. Everything runs as Docker containers, so you can still SSH in and look at what is going on underneath. ## Server size for Coolify Coolify itself needs about 2 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores, and that is before your apps start. Builds are the heavy moment: installing dependencies and compiling a frontend can use more memory than the running app. For a real project, 4 GB is a sensible start, which is VPS-3 with 2 vCPU and 64 GB of NVMe. If you plan to host several apps with their databases, pick VPS-4 with 4 vCPU and 8 GB. Faster builds and room for more containers make day to day work noticeably smoother. Docker images add up on disk, so also keep an eye on storage and let Coolify clean up old images. - 4 GB RAM: Coolify with one or two small apps and a database. - 8 GB RAM: several apps, databases and faster builds. - 12 GB and up: a team platform with many services. ## Installing Coolify on a clean server Start with a fresh Ubuntu or Debian server and nothing else on it, because Coolify manages Docker and the ports it uses. Our step by step guide covers connecting over SSH, running the official install script and opening the dashboard to create the admin account. Do that right away, since the first person to register becomes the owner. Then point a domain at the server IP, set it as the Coolify dashboard address and let it request a certificate. Use a firewall to allow SSH, HTTP and HTTPS, and keep other ports closed. From there, adding a new app is a matter of choosing the repository and a domain. ## Things to know before you move off a hosted platform With a hosted platform someone else handles backups, updates and failures. With Coolify that is your job. Set up database backups to S3 compatible storage from the dashboard, keep Coolify and the operating system updated and test a restore now and then. We do not make backups of VPS disks for you. Outgoing mail ports are closed by default, so apps that send email should use an HTTPS API such as Amazon SES, Postmark, Resend, Mailgun or Brevo. All servers are in Falkenstein, Germany, which suits apps with users in Europe. Billing is hourly, so you can test your migration on a server before committing. ## Step by step guides Written by our team and tested on DataPasa servers. [How to install Coolify on a VPS](https://datapasa.com/wiki/guides/install-coolify-on-vps) [Install Docker on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/install-docker-on-ubuntu) [How to connect to a VPS via SSH](https://datapasa.com/wiki/server-management/connect-via-ssh) ## Coolify VPS FAQ Coolify asks for 2 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM for itself. Apps and builds need more on top, so we recommend at least 4 GB, such as VPS-3, for real projects. For many projects, yes. It gives you Git based deploys, managed databases, domains and HTTPS on your own server. You trade the monthly per app bill for handling updates and backups yourself. It is better to use a clean server. Coolify installs Docker and its own reverse proxy and expects ports 80 and 443 to be free. Yes. Point your domain at the server IP, set it on the app in the dashboard, and Coolify requests and renews Let's Encrypt certificates for it automatically through its built in proxy. Outgoing mail ports are closed by default. Send email through an HTTPS API such as Amazon SES, Postmark, Resend, Mailgun or Brevo, or ask support to open the ports, which may require verification. No, VPS disks are not backed up by us. Configure scheduled database backups to S3 compatible storage in Coolify, keep your code in Git and store important files off the server. Yes. Top up from $5 with USDT, BTC, ETH, XMR and about 100 coin and network pairs, or with a card through Stripe. Servers are charged by the hour from that balance. ## Related pages [ n8n Hosting Self-host n8n workflow automation on a KVM server in Germany. Run as many workflows and executions as the server can handle, and keep your credentials on your own machine. ](https://datapasa.com/en/n8n-hosting)[ Bot Hosting Move your bot off your laptop and onto a small KVM server in Germany. It keeps answering when your computer is off, and you can pay for it with crypto. ](https://datapasa.com/en/bot-hosting)[ OpenClaw Hosting Give your OpenClaw agent its own KVM server in Germany with full root access, so it can run commands, drive a browser and answer you on Telegram around the clock. ](https://datapasa.com/en/openclaw-hosting) ## Build your own platform on one VPS Order a server with 4 GB or more, follow the guide and deploy your first app from Git today. [Create an account](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [View pricing](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing) --- Canonical: https://datapasa.com/en/coolify-vps Site overview for agents: https://datapasa.com/llms.txt