Dokploy is an open-source platform for deploying and managing applications on your own infrastructure, similar to commercial services like Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku. It handles deployment automation, database management, backups, and monitoring for various application types including Next.js frontends and backend services, with support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and MariaDB. Developers use Dokploy to avoid vendor lock-in and reduce deployment costs by self-hosting on their own VPS or servers while maintaining the convenience of automated deployments and infrastructure management.

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