What is CapRover?
CapRover is a free and open-source platform-as-a-service built on Docker, Nginx and Let's Encrypt, licensed under Apache 2.0. It provides one-click app and database templates, free HTTPS, and Docker Swarm support for multi-node clustering. There is no paid tier, hosted version or company behind it beyond its open-source maintainers and community.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: official website, documentation, GitHub repository.
Key capabilities
- One-click templates: Deploy common apps and databases with minimal configuration.
- Free HTTPS: Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates for every app.
- Horizontal scaling: Docker Swarm clustering across multiple worker nodes.
Self-hosted PaaS and Docker-based container deployment are the primary use cases.
Shortlist CapRover when you want a Heroku-style CLI and dashboard experience that is entirely self-hosted and free, and your team can handle its own server provisioning, backups and updates without vendor support.
Since there is no vendor support tier, a trial should confirm your team can independently manage server sizing, backups and version upgrades before relying on CapRover in production.
Technical details
- Access
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Pricing model
- Open source
- API
- Not specified
- Website
- caprover.com ↗
Official resources
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- Confirm current features, licensing and support terms with the publisher.
- Validate deployment, data location, access control, backup and recovery requirements.
- Test integrations, export paths and a representative operational workflow before committing.
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