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Self-Hosting Mastery with Coolify
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- Step-by-step video tutorials
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What to run, and where to run it
Two live boards, both re-verified automatically: the open-source apps worth self-hosting, and the VPS providers worth putting them on.
Best Self-Hosted Apps
A live directory of open-source apps worth self-hosting — real GitHub stars, current version and an honest maintenance signal on every one.
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Top VPS Hosting Providers
Compare 13 providers on price, RAM-per-dollar, SMTP port 25 policy, GPU/ARM/Windows, DDoS and a 6-axis trust score.
Open the boardGuides
Step-by-step, tested walkthroughs for self-hosting the tools you actually use — Coolify, MinIO, Postal SMTP, and more.
How to Secure a Coolify VPS Without Breaking Coolify
I probed a real Coolify server from the internet. Ports 6001 and 6002 answered with ufw set to deny. Here is the fix, and proof Coolify survives it.
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Coolify Says "Server Is Not Reachable" After You Hardened Your VPS
I broke a live Coolify server 5 ways on purpose: disabled root login, added 2FA, a UFW limit rule. Here is the exact error each one gives, and the fix.
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How to Self-Host Plausible Analytics on Coolify in 2026 (Community Edition)
Deploy Plausible Community Edition on your own VPS with Coolify: real resource numbers, honest gotchas, and the savings math vs Plausible Cloud.
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How to Self-Host MinIO on Coolify in 2026 (With the Full Admin UI Back)
Coolify dropped MinIO and the community console lost its admin UI. Deploy a patched MinIO on Coolify with the full console back, verified with boto3.
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Install Mautic 7 on Coolify in 5 Minutes (2026 Setup)
Working docker-compose.yml for Mautic 7 on Coolify v4: web, cron, worker, MariaDB. Coolify killed the one-click; here's the fix. ~5 minutes.
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How to Install PyRunner on Coolify (3-Minute Setup)
Deploy PyRunner on your own Coolify v4 server with HTTPS, persistent storage, and one-click updates. Paste three env vars and ship in ~3 minutes.
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How to Install Coolify in 2026: Your Starter Guide to Self-Hosting
Install Coolify on a Contabo VPS, spin up Postgres, Redis, and MongoDB in three clicks each, secure it with HTTPS, and update safely. ~30 minutes start to finish.
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How to Self-Host Postal SMTP Server: Easy Mode (2026)
Ship a real, production-ready Postal SMTP install in ~30 minutes. Strong DB password, firewall, HTTPS, SPF/DKIM, and daily backups. Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.
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