Coolify is a self-hosted PaaS (Vercel/Netlify alternative) that deploys applications, databases, and services on your own infrastructure. It provides a REST API for programmatic control, supports multiple build packs, and uses Traefik for reverse proxy and SSL.
When to use: Deploying applications to self-hosted infrastructure, managing databases and services through API, automating deployments via CI/CD, self-hosting without vendor lock-in.
When NOT to use: Initial Coolify server installation (use the official install script via browser), managing Coolify's own infrastructure (Postgres, Redis — managed internally), or when a managed platform (Vercel, Railway) meets your needs without self-hosting requirements.
Coolify selbst gehostetes PaaS für die Bereitstellung von Anwendungen, Datenbanken und Diensten über REST API und Git-Integration. Behandelt API-Authentifizierung, Bereitstellungstrigger, Build-Packs (Nixpacks, Dockerfile, Compose), CI/CD mit GitHub Actions-Webhooks, Umgebungsmanagement und Traefik-Proxy-Konfiguration. Verwenden Sie diese Option, wenn Sie Apps auf Coolify bereitstellen, Bereitstellungen über die API auslösen, Build Packs konfigurieren, GitHub Actions CI/CD-Pipelines einrichten, Umgebungsvariablen verwalten oder Bereitstellungsfehler beheben. Quelle: oakoss/agent-skills.