Our Coolify Development Services
Alpina Tech sets up and manages Coolify-based infrastructure for teams that want PaaS convenience on their own servers. We configure Coolify to give your team Heroku-style Git deployments, one-click databases, and automatic SSL — running on infrastructure you own, at a fraction of managed platform costs.
Coolify Installation & Server Configuration
We deploy Coolify on your preferred hosting provider and configure it for production use:
- Coolify installation on Hetzner Cloud, DigitalOcean, Linode, or any SSH-accessible server
- Multi-server setup — connect multiple VPS nodes to a single Coolify dashboard
- Reverse proxy configuration (Traefik) with automatic SSL via Let’s Encrypt
- Firewall rules, SSH hardening, and fail2ban for server security
- DNS and wildcard domain configuration for preview deployments
Application & Database Deployment
Coolify supports Docker-based and Nixpacks-based deployments. We configure:
- Git-push deployments from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket — automatic builds on every commit
- Dockerfile and docker-compose deployments for complex multi-container stacks
- One-click database provisioning — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, MariaDB
- Environment variable management with per-environment overrides
- Persistent volume configuration for databases and file storage
Multi-Server & Cluster Architecture
For teams outgrowing a single server, we architect distributed Coolify setups:
- Multiple destination servers managed from one Coolify instance
- Service placement strategy — separating databases from application servers
- Load distribution across servers based on resource utilization
- Shared Docker networks between services on the same host
- Backup server configuration for Coolify’s own state and metadata
Migration to Self-Hosted with Coolify
We move workloads from managed platforms to Coolify on your infrastructure:
- Heroku, Railway, Render migration — mapping add-ons to self-hosted equivalents
- Vercel/Netlify migration for teams wanting to self-host frontend builds
- Database transfer with
pg_dump/mongodump and data integrity verification
- DNS cutover with zero-downtime strategy
- Cost comparison: managed platform spend vs. self-hosted on Hetzner/DigitalOcean
Backup, Monitoring & Maintenance
Self-hosted means you own reliability. We set up the safety net:
- Automated database backups to S3-compatible storage (Hetzner Storage Box, Backblaze B2)
- Server monitoring with Uptime Kuma or Grafana + Prometheus
- Coolify auto-update configuration with rollback capability
- Log aggregation across applications and servers
- Alert notifications via Slack, Discord, or email on downtime or resource thresholds
We extend these setups with advanced monitoring and incident response.
How We Approach Coolify Projects
Server Sizing & Provider Selection
We calculate CPU, RAM, and storage needs based on your workloads and recommend the right server plan. Hetzner is our default recommendation for EU-based teams — best price-to-performance ratio.
Security-First Setup
Every Coolify server gets hardened before any application deploys: SSH keys only, firewall rules, automatic security updates, and fail2ban. We treat your VPS like production infrastructure, not a side project.
Application Onboarding
We deploy applications one by one, verifying builds, health checks, and database connections. Each service gets tested in isolation before joining the production setup.
Documentation & Team Training
Your team receives Coolify dashboard access with documented workflows for deploying, scaling, and rolling back services. We ensure your developers can operate independently.
Technology Stack with Coolify
Application Runtimes (via Nixpacks or Docker)
- Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP — Nixpacks auto-detects and builds
- Docker / docker-compose — full control over runtime and dependencies
- Static sites — HTML, Next.js export, Astro, Hugo built and served via Coolify
Databases & Services
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB — one-click provisioning with persistent volumes
- MongoDB — document store deployable in seconds
- Redis — caching, sessions, and queues
- MinIO — self-hosted S3-compatible object storage
Hosting Providers We Deploy On
- Hetzner Cloud — our default for EU, best cost-to-performance
- DigitalOcean — reliable option for US-based teams
- Linode (Akamai), Vultr — alternative VPS providers
- Bare-metal or on-premise servers — any SSH-accessible Linux machine
Business Benefits
- 80–90% hosting cost reduction — a €7/month Hetzner server replaces $50–200/month in Heroku or Railway bills for equivalent workloads. Self-hosting removes per-app and per-database pricing.
- Zero vendor lock-in — your applications, databases, and data live on servers you control. Switch hosting providers by pointing Coolify at a new server.
- PaaS experience on your terms — Git-push deploys, automatic SSL, database provisioning, and preview URLs work the same as Heroku or Railway, but on infrastructure you own.
- Full data sovereignty — sensitive data stays on your servers in your chosen jurisdiction. No third-party platform has access to your databases or application secrets.
- Open-source transparency — Coolify’s codebase is public and auditable. No proprietary black boxes deciding how your deployments run.
- Team-friendly dashboard — non-terminal users can deploy, restart, and monitor services through Coolify’s UI without SSH access or CLI knowledge.
