caprover
Alternative to Vercel, Heroku
CapRover is a simplified PaaS for deploying web applications on VPS instances. With one-click apps, automatic SSL, and Docker-based deployment, it brings a Heroku-like experience to self-hosted infrastructure.
- One-click apps for instantly deploying WordPress, MySQL, MongoDB, Grafana, and more
- Automatic SSL via Let's Encrypt with certificate provisioning and renewal
- Docker-native deployment supporting arbitrary Dockerfiles and Docker Compose
- CLI tool for deploying directly from Git repositories via caprover deploy
- Automatic Nginx configuration for reverse proxy and load balancing
- Web UI dashboard for managing apps, viewing logs, and configuring environment variables
Built on Node.js, CapRover installs on Ubuntu with a single command. It provides a self-hosted PaaS in the same category as Dokku and Coolify, focused on simplicity of setup and operation.
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