Self-host Krayin CRM

CRM

deployed & timed by usprices checked · Aug 2026

Krayin CRM is an open-source CRM built on Laravel and Vue.js for lead and customer lifecycle management, covering pipelines, quotes, and email and campaign tools. It self-hosts via the official krayin-docker repo, which builds a PHP-Apache container alongside MySQL, Redis, and phpMyAdmin.

Key facts

CategoryCRM

LicenseMIT

StackPHP, Laravel, Vue.js

Min RAM3072 MB

Dockeryes

Difficulty

Our recommendation

Choose Krayin when you want an open-source CRM built on Laravel with a genuinely permissive licence — MIT means no copyleft strings attached, unlike most of this cluster. It covers the CRM basics (leads, contacts, pipelines) well; if you need SuiteCRM's or Odoo's deeper module ecosystem, Krayin is the leaner alternative, not the deeper one.

What you need

Any VPS with at least 3072 MB of RAM
A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
About an afternoon — budget time for troubleshooting

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Krayin CRM — official krayin-docker (build + setup script)
git clone https://github.com/krayin/krayin-docker.git && cd krayin-docker
sh setup.sh
# builds the PHP-Apache image, waits for MySQL, installs Krayin
# → http://SERVER_IP/admin/login  (admin@example.com / admin123)

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What you take on

Krayin's Laravel foundation and permissive licence are the draw; a couple of things to know before adopting it:

non-negotiableIt wants real RAM. 4 GB recommended is on par with the heavier multi-container CRMs here, despite Krayin being a single Laravel app — size the VPS accordingly.

non-negotiableThe ecosystem is smaller. Fewer third-party guides and community extensions than SuiteCRM or EspoCRM — expect to read the docs and source more than search for a ready answer.

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