Ditch the PaaS Markup: Run Coolify on Your VPS and Keep Your Money
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May 17, 2026
Ditch the PaaS Markup: Self-Host Coolify on Your VPS
Full walkthrough at ServerSpan.
Spin up Coolify on a 2-vCPU/4-GB KVM VPS in under 10 minutes and get Vercel-like deployments with zero per-seat fees. Coolify is an open-source PaaS that runs on your own box, talks to GitHub, builds with Nixpacks, and serves over HTTPS via Traefik. You pay only for the VPS—no bandwidth overages, no seat limits, no surprise invoices.
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