Hetzner + Dokploy

Cheap VPS + open-source PaaS

Free tier + paidHosting, deploy & edgedokploy.com

What it is

The budget stack: a Hetzner Cloud VPS running Dokploy, an open-source Vercel and Netlify alternative with Docker Compose support, Traefik routing, automatic SSL, preview deploys, multi-server management and database backups. EU servers include 20 TB of outbound traffic, with overage near EUR 1 per TB.

Why it earns a slot

Bandwidth roughly a thousand times cheaper than metered platforms — 20 TB for EUR 5 versus $0.15/GB. One box comfortably runs several apps, Postgres and n8n behind a UI that feels like a real PaaS.

Know before you commit

Hetzner's US locations include far less traffic than EU ones (1-5 TB versus 20 TB) — check before choosing Ashburn or Hillsboro. Hetzner also runs identity verification and has suspended accounts abruptly, so keep off-site backups. Self-hosting means you own uptime and patching.

Getting started

curl -sSL https://dokploy.com/install.sh | sh

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Pricing snapshot

Hetzner CX23 from about EUR 5.49/mo (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic, EUR 1/TB overage); ARM CAX11 similar. Dokploy self-hosted free; Dokploy Cloud $4.50/mo per server, Startup $15/mo for 3 servers.

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Evaluate Hetzner + Dokploy (https://dokploy.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Cheap VPS + open-source PaaS. The budget stack: a Hetzner Cloud VPS running Dokploy, an open-source Vercel and Netlify alternative with Docker Compose support, Traefik routing, automatic SSL, preview deploys, multi-server management and database backups. EU servers include 20 TB of outbound traffic, with overage near EUR 1 per TB.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Bandwidth roughly a thousand times cheaper than metered platforms — 20 TB for EUR 5 versus $0.15/GB. One box comfortably runs several apps, Postgres and n8n behind a UI that feels like a real PaaS.
Watch out for: Hetzner's US locations include far less traffic than EU ones (1-5 TB versus 20 TB) — check before choosing Ashburn or Hillsboro. Hetzner also runs identity verification and has suspended accounts abruptly, so keep off-site backups. Self-hosting means you own uptime and patching.
Pricing: Hetzner CX23 from about EUR 5.49/mo (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic, EUR 1/TB overage); ARM CAX11 similar. Dokploy self-hosted free; Dokploy Cloud $4.50/mo per server, Startup $15/mo for 3 servers.
Setup: curl -sSL https://dokploy.com/install.sh | sh
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