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<strong>MySQL</strong>, <strong>MongoDB</strong>, <strong>Postgres</strong>, <strong>WordPress</strong> (and etc...) applications!</p> <p>It's blazingly fast and very robust as it uses Docker, nginx, LetsEncrypt and NetData under the hood behind its simple-to-use interface. <br/> <br/> ✔ <strong>CLI</strong> for automation and scripting <br/> ✔ <strong>Web GUI</strong> for ease of access and convenience <br/> ✔ <strong>No lock-in!</strong> Remove CapRover and your apps keep working! <br/> ✔ <strong>Docker Swarm</strong> under the hood for containerization and clustering <br/> ✔ <strong>Nginx</strong> (fully customizable template) under the hood for load-balancing <br/> ✔ <strong>Let's Encrypt</strong> under the hood for free SSL (HTTPS)</p> </span></div></div><div id="email-sub" style="text-align:center"><div style="margin-bottom:60px"><a href="https://opencollective.com/caprover" target="_blank"><img src="https://opencollective.com/caprover/donate/button@2x.png?color=blue" 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who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>does not like spending hours and days setting up a server, build tools, sending code to server, build it, get an SSL certificate, install it, update nginx over and over again.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignTop threeByGridBlock"><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/icon/money.png"/></div><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>A developer who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>uses expensive services like Heroku, Microsoft Azure and etc. And is interested in reducing their cost by 8x (Heroku charges $50$/month for their 1gb instance, the same server is 6$ on DigitalOcean!!)</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignTop threeByGridBlock"><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/icon/dev.png"/></div><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>A developer who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>prefers to write more of <code>showResults(getUserList())</code> and not much of <code>apt-get install libstdc++6 > /dev/null</code></p> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="container paddingBottom paddingTop"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignTop threeByGridBlock"><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/icon/setup.png"/></div><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>A developer who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>enjoys a platform where installing MySQL, MongoDB and etc on their server is done by selecting from a dropdown and clicking on install!</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignTop threeByGridBlock"><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/icon/server.png"/></div><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>A developer who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>likes to enjoy the power of Docker and nginx without having to learn them or deal with their settings scripts to make things work!!</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignTop threeByGridBlock"><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/icon/customize.png"/></div><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>A developer who...</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>knows Docker and nginx inside out, and enjoys a platform where basic operations are done, yet allowing them to customize any specific settings if they need to</p> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="productShowcaseSection paddingBottom" style="text-align:center"><div class="container lightBackground paddingBottom paddingTop" id="tutorial"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter twoByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Full Video Tutorial</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p><a href="https://youtu.be/VPHEXPfsvyQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/img/screenshots-video.gif"/></a></p> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="container paddingBottom paddingTop"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Any Language</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Deploy apps in your own space (Node js, PHP, Python, Java literally any language!)</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>SSL</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Ability to secure your services over HTTPS for FREE, ability to automatically redirect HTTP to HTTPS.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>One-Click Apps</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Deploying one-click apps is a matter of seconds! MongoDB, Parse, MySQL, WordPress, Postgres and many more.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Easy Deploy</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Many ways to deploy: upload your source from dashboard, use command line <code>caprover deploy</code>, use webhooks and build upon <code>git push</code></p> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="container paddingBottom paddingTop"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Simple Interface</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Simple interface for many docker operations: exposing container ports to host, setting up persistent directories, instance count and etc.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Fully Customizable</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Optionally fully customizable nginx config allowing you to enable HTTP2, specific caching logic, custom SSL certs and etc.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Cluster Ready</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Attach more nodes and create a cluster in seconds! CapRover automatically configures nginx to load balance.</p> </span></div></div></div><div class="blockElement alignCenter fourByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>Increase Productivity</p> </span></div></h2><div><span><p>Focus on your apps! Not the bells and whistles just to run your apps!</p> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="container lightBackground paddingBottom paddingTop"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignBottom twoByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>CapRover Workflow at a Glance</p> </span></div></h2><div></div></div><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/captain-in-one-picture.png"/></div></div></div></div></div><div class="container lightBackground paddingBottom paddingTop"><div class="wrapper"><div class="gridBlock"><div class="blockElement alignCenter imageAlignBottom twoByGridBlock"><div class="blockContent"><h2><div><span><p>CapRover Architecture at a Glance</p> </span></div></h2><div></div></div><div class="blockImage"><img src="/img/captain-architecture.png"/></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="productShowcaseSection paddingBottom"><h2>Ready to give it a shot?</h2><p>Setting up and playing with CapRover takes around 10 minutes on the first try</p><div class="pluginWrapper buttonWrapper"><a class="button" href="/docs/get-started.html" target="_self">Get Started Now</a></div></div></div></div><footer class="nav-footer" id="footer"><section class="sitemap"><a href="/" class="nav-home"><img src="/img/logo.png" alt="CapRover" width="66" height="58"/></a><div><h5>Docs</h5><a href="/docs/get-started.html">Getting Started</a></div><div><h5>Community</h5><a href="https://twitter.com/cap_rover" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a><a href="https://join.slack.com/t/caprover/shared_invite/zt-2qlb28drp-RpxNfY3nUhroLuRJUUJzDA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Slack Group</a></div><div><h5>More</h5><a href="https://github.com/caprover/caprover" target="_blank">GitHub</a><a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/caprover/caprover" data-icon="octicon-star" data-count-href="/caprover/caprover/stargazers" data-show-count="true" data-count-aria-label="# stargazers on GitHub" aria-label="Star this project on GitHub">Star</a></div></section><section class="copyright">Copyright © 2025 githubsaturn</section></footer></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/docsearch.js/1/docsearch.min.js"></script><script> document.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) { if (e.target !== document.body) { return; } // keyCode for '/' (slash) if (e.keyCode === 191) { const search = document.getElementById('search_input_react'); search && search.focus(); } }); </script><script> var search = docsearch({ apiKey: '81e546c2e0c9258e48c359465bde6909', indexName: 'caprover', inputSelector: '#search_input_react' }); </script></body></html>