CapRover
Easy-to-use PaaS for Docker with one-click apps, HTTPS and clustering.
- Self-hosting Platforms
- TypeScript
- Apache-2.0 + CapRover appendix
- Source-available
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 15,179
- Forks
- 1,006
- Open issues
- 173
- Commits, last 12 months
- 269
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.15.4Aug 30, 2026
- Created
- Oct 25, 2017
- License
- Apache 2.0 with CapRover appendixSource-available
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About CapRover
Easy-to-use PaaS for Docker with one-click apps, HTTPS and clustering. CapRover is source-available under the Apache 2.0 with CapRover appendix and written mainly in TypeScript, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 15,179 stars and 1,006 forks on GitHub, with 269 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- webserver
- docker
- nodejs
- deployment
- digitalocean
- aws
- docker-swarm
- nginx
- nginx-docker
- heroku
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What is CapRover?
CapRover is a source-available app you can host on your own server, listed in our Self-hosting Platforms category. Easy-to-use PaaS for Docker with one-click apps, HTTPS and clustering. The source code lives at github.com/caprover/caprover, where it has 15,179 stars.
Is CapRover free and open source?
Not by the OSI definition. CapRover is source-available rather than open source: its code is public under the Apache 2.0 with CapRover appendix, which is not an OSI-approved open-source license. This is a custom license: the source is public, but it adds conditions that OSI-approved licenses do not, such as limits on commercial, hosted or production use. Read it before you deploy. Check the license in the repository before using it commercially.
Can I run CapRover with Docker?
Yes. CapRover provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to CapRover?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to CapRover include Coolify, Portainer and Dokploy. CapRover itself is a self-hosted alternative to Heroku, Vercel and Netlify.
Is CapRover actively maintained?
The most recent commit to CapRover was on Oct 6, 2026 with 269 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.15.4, published Aug 30, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.