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Self-hosting platforms & PaaS.

The tools that make everything else in this directory one command away: open PaaS layers that turn a $5 VPS into your own Heroku. This is the category ValueIndex's own managed-install service will build on.

Shelf average
4.5

5 of max 7 listed · Ranked by Arete · No paid placement

01
HomepageProvisional
Fast, static-generated homelab dashboard
Community OSS · Free
Autonomy5
Return4
Efficiency5
Transparency5
4.8
/5
02
Coolify
Self-hosted Heroku/Netlify/Vercel alternative
Indie bootstrapped OSS · Free / paid cloud
Autonomy5
Return5
Efficiency3
Transparency5
4.5
/5
03
CapRoverProvisional
One-click apps on your own server
Indie OSS · Free
Autonomy5
Return4
Efficiency4
Transparency5
4.5
/5
04
DokkuProvisional
Smallest PaaS you'll ever see (git push deploy)
Indie OSS · Free / pro
Autonomy5
Return4
Efficiency4
Transparency5
4.5
/5
05
Portainer CEProvisional
Container management UI
VC-backed OSS · Free (CE) / business
Autonomy5
Return4
Efficiency4
Transparency3
4.0
/5

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