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Real, tested walkthroughs for getting your app onto a VPS — and the cheapest box that runs it without falling over.

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Updated Jul 2026from $4/mo

Deploy Coolify on a VPS

Step-by-step guide to installing Coolify on your own VPS — a self-hosted Heroku/Vercel replacement with built-in Traefik HTTPS, Git deploys, and backups.

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Updated Jul 2026from $4/mo

Automatic HTTPS with Caddy

Put a reverse proxy in front of your self-hosted apps and get automatic, auto-renewing Let's Encrypt certificates with a two-line Caddyfile.

~30 min setupeasy

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Updated Jul 2026from $4/mo

Docker & Compose on Ubuntu 24.04

A clean, repeatable way to install Docker Engine and the Compose plugin on Ubuntu 24.04 — the base layer for every self-hosted app on this site.

~20 min setupeasy

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Updated Jun 2026from $4/mo

How to Deploy Next.js to a VPS

A battle-tested, step-by-step guide to deploying a production Next.js app to your own VPS with Docker, Nginx, and zero-downtime restarts.

~1.5 hrs setupmoderate

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Deploy Coolify on a VPS

Automatic HTTPS with Caddy

Docker & Compose on Ubuntu 24.04

How to Deploy Next.js to a VPS