Dokploy turns VPS into self-hosted PaaS

Dokploy's pitch is strong because it turns self-hosting from a script pile into something that feels like a real product. The tradeoff is simple: you save on platform fees, but you also take on the server and reliability work yourself.

• –Git-based deploys and Docker Compose support keep the workflow familiar for teams leaving Vercel, Netlify, or Heroku.
• –Backups, logs, monitoring, and automatic HTTPS remove a lot of the glue services people usually bolt on later.
• –Multi-server and Docker Swarm support make it credible beyond a single hobby VPS, though that also raises the ops bar.
• –The self-hosted PaaS lane is crowded, so Dokploy's real moat is setup simplicity and day-two reliability, not novelty.