Coolify VPS Hosting

Coolify itself costs nothing: it is open-source software under the Apache 2.0 license, and the self-hosted version has no feature limits or per-app fees. With a Coolify VPS you only pay for the server it runs on. Plan prices are shown live in the pricing section above, and you can cancel anytime.

• Coolify software: free and open source
• You pay only for your VPS plan
• Flexible terms, cancel anytime

The official Coolify docs list at least 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM and 30 GB storage for the server running Coolify. That covers testing and a few small apps. For production apps with databases, plan more RAM. If you build Docker images on the same server or host many client projects, choose a larger plan with extra cores. You can upgrade later. Coolify setup guide in the Help Center

• Testing: a plan that meets the minimums
• Production: more RAM for apps and databases
• Build-heavy or agency: more cores and storage

You don't need an install script. After ordering your VPS, open the One-Click Apps tab in the panel, select Coolify and start the deployment. When it finishes, open the Coolify dashboard in your browser and create your admin account. Root SSH access stays available whenever you want to work on the server yourself. One-Click Apps guide in the Help Center

• Select Coolify in the One-Click Apps tab
• Create your admin account in the dashboard
• Root SSH access included

Coolify Cloud is the paid, hosted version of the Coolify dashboard, run by the Coolify team. Either way, your apps still run on a server you bring yourself. With self-hosted Coolify on your VPS, the dashboard and your apps run on a machine you control, the software is free, and you decide on updates, location and resources.

• Coolify Cloud: hosted dashboard, own server still needed
• Self-hosted: dashboard and apps on your VPS
• Full control over updates and resources

Yes. When your projects need more RAM, CPU cores or storage, switch to a larger VPS plan in the panel. Typical reasons are memory-hungry builds, extra databases or more client projects. If one server is no longer enough, Coolify can also manage additional servers over SSH from the same dashboard.

• Switch to a larger plan in the panel
• Scale RAM, CPU cores and storage
• Add more servers to one Coolify instance

ZAP-Hosting offers VPS locations in Europe and America, and you pick yours when you order. Choose the data center closest to your users for low latency. Many teams in North America start with a US location, but every location on the list is available for your Coolify VPS.

• Locations in Europe and America
• Pick the location closest to your users
• Choose your location when you order

With ZapX Pass you can create and restore VPS Backups in the panel. The number of Backup slots depends on your Pass tier. Inside Coolify you can also schedule database Backups to S3-compatible storage, so your app data gets its own copy. Backup guide in the Help Center

• Create VPS Backups in the panel with ZapX Pass
• Restores and Backup slots with ZapX Pass
• Coolify database Backups to S3 storage

Both are open-source, self-hosted PaaS tools that deploy apps and databases with Docker. Coolify is the more established project, with a large one-click service catalog, multi-server support and built-in database Backups. Dokploy is younger and lighter, with a strong focus on Docker Compose and Swarm. If you want a broad catalog and a mature dashboard, Coolify is the safer place to start.

• Both open source and self-hosted
• Coolify: large catalog, multi-server, DB Backups
• Dokploy: lighter, Compose and Swarm focus