Self-host seelf
v2.4.2Self-hosted PaaS for Docker Compose deployments
- Stars
- 350
- Port
- 8080 (HTTP web dashboard and API)
- Requires
- Docker Engine
yuukanoo/seelf
What is seelf?
seelf is a Go-based platform you run on your own hardware to deploy Docker Compose applications. Give it a working compose.yml and it provisions services, configures Traefik for routing, issues TLS certificates automatically, and exposes each app on its own subdomain. A web dashboard manages targets, applications, and deployments; a REST API enables CI/CD integration. Data lives in an embedded SQLite database. Licensed GPL-3.0, funded by donations.
Should you self-host seelf?
seelf scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #6 of 11 in Deployment. It has 350 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is GPL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in Go.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is coolify (89/100, 65 148 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See seelf vs coolify side by side.
Features
- Automatic HTTPS certificates
- Background job queue
- CI/CD Integration
- Docker Compose Deployment
- Embedded SQLite database
- Multi-target support
- REST API for deploymentsOnly deployment-related routes currently available via API key
- Subdomain routing
- Traefik reverse proxy
- Web Dashboard
seelf README
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