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Coolify Has a Free API You Should Know About

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform that replaces Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel. Deploy anything — apps, databases, services — on your own hardware with zero vendor lock-in.

Why Coolify Saves Money

A bootstrapped SaaS founder was paying $240/month across Heroku ($50), Vercel ($20), and managed databases ($170). They moved everything to a $20/month VPS with Coolify — same functionality, 88% cost reduction.

Key Features:

  • One-Click Deploys — Git push to deploy any framework
  • Database Management — PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB with backups
  • SSL Certificates — Automatic Let's Encrypt
  • Docker Support — Deploy any Dockerfile or docker-compose
  • Team Management — Multi-user with role-based access

Quick Start

curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
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That's it. Open your browser, create an account, and start deploying.

What You Can Deploy

  • Frameworks: Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix, Laravel, Rails, Django
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse
  • Services: Plausible, Umami, Gitea, n8n, MinIO, Appwrite
  • Any Docker image — if it runs in Docker, Coolify can deploy it

API Access

Coolify exposes a REST API for programmatic management:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  https://your-coolify.com/api/v1/applications
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Why Choose Coolify

  1. Zero vendor lock-in — runs on any VPS or bare metal
  2. Cost effective — $5-20/month VPS vs $100+/month PaaS
  3. Full control — your data, your servers, your rules

Check out Coolify docs to get started.


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