Nearzero is the control plane for apps, databases, and Compose on Linux you operate. These four pages show what Vercel, Netlify, Coolify, and Dokploy do not give you.
Vercel and Netlify will not give you a Docker host, a database on your VPS, or a say in which machine the work runs on.
Coolify and Dokploy can ship Git to a server. Nearzero keeps placement, optional DNS, HTTPS, metrics, and a locked-down Agent on that host.
Nearzero runs the workflow. You keep the servers.
Install Nearzero on a dedicated Linux host you operate.
Keep work on that host, or add more Linux servers over SSH.
Connect Git. Branch, build command, and runtime stay with the app.
Build apps, databases, or Compose on the selected server.
Point the hostname at that server. Traefik and Let's Encrypt handle HTTPS.
Logs and metrics stay with the workload. The Agent can look — production writes stay off until you turn them on.
That is how you keep the data, the network path, and the incident. Nearzero builds, deploys, and routes.
Thirty minutes against the hosts, DNS, and Compose you actually run.
Bring what you run today. We will say when Nearzero is the wrong install.
A working session, not a pitch deck.
Own the host first. Then put the control plane on it.
Dedicated Linux host, DNS, HTTPS, and the first deploy.
Your servers run the apps. Nearzero is the control plane.
Short answers about installing Nearzero and running it on servers you own.
General
Nearzero is open-source software you install on your own Linux server. You use it to deploy apps and databases to that server, or to other servers you add.
Yes, if you want to deploy from Git on machines you own. You still run those machines. Nearzero does not give you Vercel’s global CDN.
Yes. You can self-host the Community edition for free. You still pay for your VPS, storage, and domain.
All three run on your VPS. Nearzero keeps apps, databases, extra servers, optional DNS, HTTPS, and a locked-down Agent in one control plane.
Platform
Use a dedicated Linux VPS. Download the installer, check the SHA-256 checksum, read the script, then run it. Finish setup on your own HTTPS admin URL.
Most container apps, including Node, Python, Go, PHP, and Ruby. Databases include Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and libSQL. Docker Compose works too.
Yes. Point your domain at the server. Nearzero uses Traefik and Let’s Encrypt. Ports 80 and 443 need to be open.
Yes. Keep Nearzero on one server, add other Linux servers over SSH, and pick where each app runs. Public traffic can go straight to that server.
Operations
No. The Agent can read logs and project state, but it can only make a change if your account is allowed to. Production changes stay off until you turn that on.
Yes. You still patch, back up, and size the VPS. Nearzero builds, deploys, and routes. You keep the servers healthy.