Alternatives to Dokku
Minimal Docker-powered platform-as-a-service for a single server. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Dokku
Minimal Docker-powered platform-as-a-service for a single server.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Dokku.
Coolify
Self-hosted platform for deploying apps, databases and services on your own servers.
Coolify adds a web interface and a large catalogue of one-click services to self-hosted deployments, with an optional paid cloud version of the controller.
CapRover
Self-hosted platform-as-a-service built on Docker and Nginx.
CapRover provides a web interface with automatic reverse proxy, certificates and a one-click store, and it is built around Docker Swarm rather than a single-server plugin model.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Docker Engine
The container runtime that builds, packages and runs applications in Docker containers.
Docker Compose
A command-line tool that defines and runs multi-container applications from a single YAML file.
Woodpecker CI
Lightweight CI/CD engine that runs pipelines for Gitea, Forgejo, GitHub and GitLab.
Gitea
Host Git repositories and code review on your own server.
PocketBase
Backend in a single Go binary with SQLite, authentication and file storage.
Supabase
Postgres-based backend with authentication, storage and instant APIs.
