Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dokploy and Coolify both let you deploy containerized apps on your own hardware — but under the hood, they take very different approaches. In this video, I'm not doing a full tutorial: this is a decision guide for self-hosters who already know Docker basics. I'll compare the two platforms side by side, walk through the real-world trade-offs, and give you a clear recommendation based on what matters most for your setup.

Related Videos:
- Coolify Tutorial: youtu.be/6IZF_VOlOJM

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:13 Similarities of Dokploy and Coolify
04:09 Where Dokploy is better
11:18 Where Coolify is better
16:37 Conclusion and final thoughts

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