How to start self-hosting with Coolify 4 on a VPS

Coolify is an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that can help you self-host a lot of different software from content management tools like Ghost to SEO tracking software like SerpBear. The only thing you'll need is a virtual private server (VPS) from a hosting provider of your choice and a little bit of set up which is exactly what we'll go through in this post. 💡 Coolify v4 is still beta software as of the time of writing of this post. If you need a little bit more stability, wait for the final release. What is Coolify? Coolify is a self-hostable alternative to Heroku, Vercel, or Netlify. It's an open source PaaS that allows developers to deploy their applications as well as manage 3rd-party services and databases. Some of the biggest advantages include: Self-hosted control: You own your data on your own servers which saves money and avoids vendor lock-in. Hosting versatility: Hosts web applications, static websites, databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.), and services A