CapRover

Free, self-hosted PaaS built on Docker Swarm and nginx, with a web dashboard and one-click apps.

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About CapRover

CapRover is a free, open-source platform-as-a-service you install on your own server with Docker. It provides a web dashboard and CLI for deploying apps from Git, a Dockerfile, a tarball or an image, and handles nginx load balancing, Let's Encrypt certificates and environment variables. A library of one-click apps installs databases and popular self-hosted tools such as WordPress, MongoDB, Postgres and Redis. Because it is built on Docker Swarm, you can add more servers to form a cluster and scale apps across them, which goes a step beyond single-server tools like Dokku. There are no paid tiers or feature gates. CapRover is mature and stable, but its interface is plainer and development moves more slowly than newer projects such as Coolify and Dokploy, and you remain responsible for patching and securing the underlying servers.

Best for: Developers who want a free self-hosted PaaS with a UI that can grow into a small cluster.

What works

Completely free with no paid tiers
Web dashboard plus CLI
Docker Swarm clustering across servers

Why people leave

Plainer interface than newer self-hosted platforms
Slower pace of development
You maintain the servers and their security

Top CapRover alternatives

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1
Coolify
More actively developed self-hosted PaaS with previews and many services.
66.5
2
Dokploy
Self-hosted PaaS with Docker Swarm and a modern dashboard.
62.6
3
Dokku
Lighter, Heroku-compatible option for a single server.
59.6
4
Render
Managed hosting if you no longer want to run servers.
57.2

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CapRover: common questions

Is CapRover free?

Yes. CapRover is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is CapRover open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at caprover/caprover. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does CapRover run on?

CapRover is available for Self-hosted and Linux.

What are the best alternatives to CapRover?

The highest-ranked CapRover alternatives right now are Coolify, Dokploy and Dokku. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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