Show HN: DockerHoster – Self-hosted alternative to Vercel with auto-deployments

Description and use

DockerHoster is a self-hosted alternative to Vercel with automated GitHub deployments, enabling one-command setup hosting 20+ websites on a single $12/month VPS.

Problem

The user wanted the simplicity of Vercel's 'push to deploy' workflow but needed to run databases, cronjobs, and long-running processes that serverless platforms don't support well.

Outcome

DockerHoster enables one-command deployment of 20+ websites on a single $12/month VPS with automated GitHub push-to-deploy workflows, full Docker ecosystem access, and no serverless limitations.

Workflow

• Install DockerHoster on a $12/month VPS
• Copy a GitHub Actions workflow and docker-compose.yml to any project
• Deploy automatically on push via nginx-proxy routing based on VIRTUAL_HOST

Evidence

It's a one-command setup that lets you host 20+ websites on a single $12/month VPS with automated GitHub deployments.

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You just copy a GitHub Actions workflow and docker-compose.yml to any project, and it deploys automatically on push.

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Works with any language/framework (Next.js, Python, Rails, Go, etc.) Full Docker ecosystem access (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, AI vector DBs, etc.) No serverless limitations (cronjobs, SQLite, file system access all work)

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I personally prefer Cloudflare for SSL because you need DNS anyway, and it gives you free DDoS protection and WAF.

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