Deployment Guides
Step-by-step tutorials for deploying and managing popular platforms, containers, databases, and self-hosted applications on your VPS.
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Containers & App Deployment
Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration guides
Docker Basics
Master containerization fundamentals with Docker
Coolify
Self-hosted Heroku/Netlify/Vercel alternative
CapRover
Free and open-source PaaS for deploying apps
Kubernetes
Production-grade container orchestration
Docker Compose
Multi-container Docker applications made simple
Portainer
Docker management UI for easy container control
Arcane
Modern Docker management with intuitive web interface
Dokku
Docker-powered mini-Heroku in ~200 lines of Bash
Harbor
Enterprise container registry with vulnerability scanning
Dockge
Docker Compose stack manager with web interface
Backend & APIs
Backend frameworks, object storage, and API platforms
Platform & Control Panels
Deploy and manage servers with these powerful platforms
Appsmith
Low-code platform for building internal tools
Ploi
Server management and deployment platform
RunCloud
Cloud server management made easy
ServerAvatar
Modern server management panel
CloudPanel
Free server control panel
Virtualmin
Open-source web hosting control panel
Webmin
Web-based system administration interface
CyberPanel
High-performance OpenLiteSpeed control panel
HestiaCP
Lightweight open-source hosting panel
Dokploy
Deploy applications with ease
Coolify + pfSense
Multi-server Coolify with pfSense firewall
Ansible
Agentless automation for server configuration
Dokploy Advanced
Self-hosted PaaS with automatic SSL
VPN, Security, & Firewall
Secure your infrastructure with VPNs, firewalls, and password management
Tailscale
Zero-config VPN built on WireGuard
WireGuard
Next-generation VPN protocol
OpenVPN
Popular open-source VPN solution
Netbird
WireGuard-based mesh network
ZeroTier
Global area networking platform
Netmaker
WireGuard automation platform
Pangolin
Self-hosted tunneled reverse proxy with identity-aware access
IPFire
Hardened open-source firewall distribution
pfSense
Open-source firewall and router
Vaultwarden
Self-hosted Bitwarden password manager
Infisical
Open-source secrets management platform
Authentik
Open-source identity provider with SSO support
Pi-hole
Network-wide ad blocking via DNS sinkhole
CrowdSec
Crowd-sourced security engine with threat intelligence
Fail2Ban
Intrusion prevention protecting against brute-force attacks
ClamAV
Open-source antivirus for malware and threat detection
Teleport
Zero-trust identity-aware access proxy for SSH and databases
Guacamole
Clientless remote desktop gateway for VNC, RDP, and SSH
OSSEC
Open-source host-based intrusion detection system
Wazuh
Enterprise-ready XDR and SIEM security platform
Database Systems
Deploy and configure popular database engines
Appwrite
Open-source backend-as-a-service platform
CockroachDB
Distributed SQL database for cloud apps
Convex
Reactive backend with real-time data sync
PostgreSQL
Advanced open-source relational database
MySQL
World's most popular open-source database
MariaDB
MySQL-compatible database server
SQLite
Lightweight serverless embedded database
Firebird
ACID-compliant RDBMS with InterBase heritage
Redis
In-memory data store for caching and messaging
Valkey
High-performance key-value store
MongoDB
Flexible NoSQL document database
Cassandra
Distributed NoSQL for massive scale
Couchbase
Distributed JSON document database with N1QL
ScyllaDB
High-performance Cassandra-compatible NoSQL
SurrealDB
Multi-model database with real-time queries and graph support
Milvus
Vector database for AI and semantic search applications
DuckDB
Embedded OLAP database for fast analytical queries
ClickHouse
High-performance columnar OLAP database
Neo4j
Graph database for connected data
Elasticsearch
Distributed search and analytics engine
Apache Solr
Enterprise search platform with full-text search
InfluxDB
Time-series database for metrics and events
TimescaleDB
Time-series PostgreSQL extension
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform
RabbitMQ
Open-source message broker for async messaging
ZeroMQ
High-performance asynchronous messaging library
Web Servers, Reverse Proxies, and Load Balancing
Route traffic and manage SSL certificates with powerful reverse proxies
Traefik
Modern reverse proxy and load balancer
Nginx Proxy Manager
Web-based reverse proxy with SSL management
HAProxy
High-performance TCP/HTTP load balancer
Caddy
Modern web server with automatic HTTPS
Skipper
HTTP router with Kubernetes Ingress support
Apache
Classic web server with reverse proxy capabilities
OpenLiteSpeed
High-performance web server with built-in caching
Envoy
Cloud-native edge and service proxy
Varnish Cache
High-performance HTTP accelerator and caching reverse proxy
AI & Development Tools
Deploy AI-powered development platforms and tools
Lovable
AI-powered full-stack development
Lovable + Vike SSR
Lovable with server-side rendering for SEO
Bolt
AI coding assistant
Bolt.DIY
Self-hosted AI coding assistant
Replit
Collaborative browser-based IDE
Dify
Open-source AI application platform with RAG
Leap.New
AI-powered rapid prototyping
Dyad
Self-hosted open-source AI app builder
Base44
AI development platform
NocoBase
No-code platform for building applications
Khoj
AI-powered second brain with document search
Continue.dev
AI code assistant with self-hosted models
Relume
AI web design platform with React exports
Ollama
Run large language models locally on CPU
ComfyUI
Node-based Stable Diffusion interface
Monitoring & Management
Keep track of your infrastructure health and performance
Grafana
Open-source analytics and monitoring
Prometheus
Time-series monitoring and alerting toolkit
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted monitoring tool
Metabase
Open-source business intelligence and analytics
Zabbix
Enterprise-class open source monitoring
Nagios
Industry-standard infrastructure monitoring
Netdata
Real-time performance monitoring with beautiful dashboards
Checkmk
Enterprise-grade monitoring with auto-discovery
Backups
Backup solutions and disaster recovery tools
CMS, Content Management, & E-Commerce Platforms
Deploy popular content management systems and e-commerce platforms
WordPress
World's most popular CMS platform
Ghost
Modern publishing platform for creators
Hugo & Jekyll
Fast static site generators for blogs and docs
Drupal
Enterprise-grade content management
TYPO3
Enterprise CMS with multi-site management
Medusa
Open-source headless commerce platform
Magento
Enterprise e-commerce platform with Redis & Elasticsearch
PrestaShop
Open-source e-commerce platform for professional online stores
Odoo
Open-source ERP and business applications suite
Payload CMS
Modern headless CMS built with TypeScript
Grav CMS
Modern flat-file CMS with no database required
Wagtail CMS
Powerful Django-based CMS with StreamField
Joomla!
Powerful open-source CMS with extensive extensions
Saleor
GraphQL-first headless e-commerce platform
Storage & Networking
Distributed storage and cloud initialization tools
Pydio Cells
Enterprise file sharing and collaboration platform
Syncthing
Peer-to-peer file synchronization across devices
NextCloud
Self-hosted cloud storage platform
ownCloud
Self-hosted file sync and sharing solution
Seafile
High-performance file sync with encryption
GlusterFS
Scalable distributed file system
CephFS
Enterprise-grade distributed storage cluster
MooseFS
Fault-tolerant distributed filesystem for petabyte-scale storage
JuiceFS
Cloud-native distributed filesystem with object storage backends
Cloud-Init
Cloud instance initialization
Media & Automation
Self-hosted media streaming and workflow automation
Plex & Jellyfin
Self-hosted media streaming servers
Navidrome
Self-hosted music server with Subsonic API
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video management with AI
Gitea
Self-hosted Git service with unlimited repositories
Forgejo
Community-driven Git forge with CI/CD and federation
GitLab
Complete DevOps platform with CI/CD pipelines
Drone CI
Container-native continuous integration platform
Concourse CI
Scalable CI/CD with pipeline-as-code
Woodpecker CI
Lightweight open-source CI/CD platform
Jenkins
Leading open-source automation server for CI/CD
ArgoCD
GitOps continuous delivery for Kubernetes
Tekton
Kubernetes-native CI/CD pipelines
Supabase
Self-hosted open-source Firebase alternative
n8n
Workflow automation tool
Rundeck
Runbook automation and job scheduling platform
Chat & Messaging
Self-hosted chat platforms and messaging solutions
Mastodon
Self-hosted Fediverse social network with ActivityPub
LibreChat
Self-hosted ChatGPT clone with multi-provider support
Chatwoot
Open-source customer engagement platform
Matrix/Element
Decentralized encrypted communication platform
Mattermost
Self-hosted Slack alternative for teams
Rocket.Chat
Open-source team communication platform
Open WebUI
Self-hosted AI chat interface
Gaming
Self-hosted game servers and gaming platforms
Infrastructure
Automate infrastructure provisioning and management
Heat
OpenStack orchestration with Heat stacks
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
OpenTofu
Open-source Terraform alternative backed by Linux Foundation
BIND/Named DNS
Production-ready authoritative DNS server
PowerDNS
High-performance DNS with database backends
Agent Zero
AI agent framework
Vagrant
Portable development environments with KVM/libvirt
Packer
Automated machine image creation for multi-cloud
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