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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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How to Deploy AFFiNE on a VPS

Self-host AFFiNE — the local-first workspace that combines docs, whiteboards and databases — on a VPS with PostgreSQL and Redis in Docker Compose behind Caddy HTTPS, with backups you can restore and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~25 min setupeasy

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How to Deploy copyparty on a VPS

Self-host copyparty on a small VPS — the single-file Python file server with uploads, WebDAV and a media-aware web UI, run in Docker Compose behind Caddy HTTPS with a restore-tested backup and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~15 min setupeasy

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How to Deploy Discourse on a VPS

Self-host Discourse — the open-source community forum — on a VPS with the official discourse_docker launcher, Let's Encrypt HTTPS, a first administrator created from the command line, a backup you can inspect and a rebuild-based upgrade path.

~40 min setupeasy

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Updated Oct 2026from $4/mo

How to Deploy Flarum on a VPS

Self-host Flarum on a small VPS — the lightweight PHP forum, installed with Composer on PHP-FPM and MariaDB behind Caddy HTTPS, with a restore-tested backup and a Composer upgrade path.

~25 min setupmoderate

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How to Deploy Ghost on a VPS

Self-host Ghost on a small VPS — the Node.js publishing platform for blogs and paid newsletters, run with MySQL in Docker Compose behind Caddy HTTPS, with a restore-tested backup, a mail setup and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~25 min setupeasy

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How to Deploy a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on a VPS

Set up a GitHub Actions self-hosted runner on a small VPS — a dedicated non-root user, a checksum-verified download, a systemd service, labels, ephemeral runners and updates, with the security rules that decide whether you should do it at all.

~25 min setupeasy

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How to Deploy Infisical on a VPS

Self-host Infisical on a VPS — the open-source secrets manager for apps and teams, run with PostgreSQL and Redis in Docker Compose behind Caddy HTTPS, with the encryption key handled properly, a restore-tested backup and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~30 min setupeasy

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Updated Oct 2026from $4/mo

How to Deploy Invoice Ninja on a VPS

Self-host Invoice Ninja on a VPS — the Laravel invoicing and billing app, run from upstream's Docker Compose stack with MySQL and Redis behind Caddy HTTPS, with a restore-tested backup and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~30 min setupeasy

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Updated Oct 2026from $4/mo

How to Deploy Kanboard on a VPS

Self-host Kanboard on a small VPS — the minimalist PHP kanban board, run with PostgreSQL in Docker Compose behind Caddy HTTPS, with a backup you can restore and a pinned-image upgrade path.

~20 min setupeasy

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