Configure Coolify on VPS
This guide walks you through the complete process of configuring Coolify on your VPS setting up your server environment and deploying the Coolify platform, to managing applications through its intuitive interface. Whether you’re a developer looking to self-host projects or streamline deployments with minimal effort, this post covers all the essential steps to get Coolify up and running on your VPS seamlessly.
1. SHH Into Your Server
Begin by SHH into you server, where we will then run coolifys self-host command.
ssh root@<your IPv4>2. Run Coolifys Self-host Command.
Run the command in the terminal.
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash This is the latest command as of 22 May 2025, you can verify it here.
3. Enter Coolify
Open one of the link(s) provided by coolify
- You can access Coolify through your Public IPV4: http://<your IPv4>:8000
- You can access Coolify through your Public IPv6: http://[<your IPv6>]:8000
If you have configured a firewall you might need to either temporarly allow port 8000 or disable it.
4. Create Records in Domain provider
You will need to create two ‘A’ records, one * and one @ pointing towards your public IPv4 address.
5. Add Instance’s Domain In Coolify
- Open settings
- Add your domain in the instance’s domain field https://yourdomain.com
- (Optional) Set coolify as a subdomain, I personal set it to https://coolify.yourdomain.com
Congrats!! You Have Succesfully Setup Coolify on a Server and Add a domain to it
// Miyarima