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Coolify on a Hostinger VPS: how to set it up and use it

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The code JX9LEOSPEPWF takes 20% off Hostinger VPS plans, and Hostinger has a ready-made template with Coolify, a free, open-source panel to run apps in Docker without living in the terminal. With it, one VPS becomes your own small cloud, where you deploy n8n, databases, sites and hundreds of one-click services from the browser.

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What Coolify is

Coolify is a self-hosting platform: you install it on your server and manage apps, databases and services from a web panel. According to Coolify’s documentation, its one-click catalog has more than 300 services, including Chatwoot, Flowise, Portainer and even a Minecraft server. It solves three things that take work on a VPS: deploying apps, domains with HTTPS for each one, and keeping everything organized in projects.

Step by step with Hostinger’s template

According to Hostinger, the Ubuntu 24.04 with Coolify template comes with Coolify preinstalled:

  1. Pick the template when you order the VPS or later in the panel.
  2. Open the panel at http:// + your VPS IP + :3000.
  3. Create the admin account and click Register.
  4. Onboarding: choose Localhost if this is your only Coolify server.
  5. Create a project in Projects with + Add.
  6. Add a resource in Production with + Add New Resource: an app, a Docker deployment or a database or service.

Hostinger recommends a VPS firewall that only allows necessary traffic. Once a domain points to the panel, use it with HTTPS.

What you can run

Which plan to pick

Coolify runs its own background services, so it uses memory before your first app. Use KVM 2 for several apps; for many apps and busy databases, get KVM 4 with the code. See the best Hostinger VPS plan.

Common mistakes

  • Using the IP forever: IP:3000 is for setup. Move to a domain with HTTPS.
  • Too many services on KVM 1: the panel itself takes memory.
  • No database backups: schedule them in Coolify from the first project.

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FAQ

Is Coolify paid?

Not when you self-host it: it's open source. You pay for the VPS.

Which port does Coolify use?

According to Hostinger, the template's panel opens on your VPS IP at port 3000.

Which VPS for Coolify?

KVM 2 for several apps. KVM 1 works to test with a few light apps.

Get KVM 2 with 20% off

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