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Luke Hagar
Luke Hagar

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Coolify is the best thing for Homelabs since Fiber

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I've been using Coolify in my Homelab for a couple years now, and I have never enjoyed self hosting this much before.

Gone are the days of manually managing all of your subdomains and certificates in Cloudflare and Nginx Proxy Manager, just setup a wildcard, and Coolify will handle the rest.

But it doesn’t just handle SSL and domain management — it’s a full open-source PaaS (Platform as a Service) that makes deploying apps, databases, and services effortless.

Why Coolify?

With Coolify you can:

  • Deploy any app or service — from static sites and APIs to full-stack apps built with Next.js, Remix, Nuxt, or SvelteKit. You can even spin up databases, WordPress, Ghost, Plausible Analytics, and more in just a couple clicks.
  • Run it anywhere — your own VPS, Raspberry Pi, Hetzner, AWS, or even a laptop. If it supports Docker, Coolify can manage it.
  • Push to deploy — connect a GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repo and every push can auto-deploy. Pair it with pull request previews and you’ve got a smooth workflow for testing before merging.
  • Stay secure automatically — free Let’s Encrypt SSL for all your custom domains, with automatic renewals.
  • Keep your data safe — one-click database backups to any S3-compatible storage.
  • Collaborate with ease — invite teammates, assign roles, and share access safely.

And Coolify is fully self-hosted. That means no vendor lock-in, full control of your data, and the ability to move servers or providers whenever you like.

Performance and Experience

Performance has been excellent in my Homelab — deployments finish fast, the real-time terminal is responsive, and monitoring tools keep me aware of server health and disk usage at a glance.

I have deployed a number of personal sites, projects, and other services through it for domains I own.

Some examples:

If you’re looking for a way to simplify your self-hosting setup without giving up control, I can’t recommend Coolify enough.

It’s been rock solid for me, and I’m genuinely excited to see where the project goes as it continues to evolve (Direct Multi-Server support is confirmed on the roadmap 👀).

👉 Check it out here: https://coolify.io

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