Self-host Docker containers for free — no terminal required
Any container image on Docker Hub or GHCR can run on Oracle Cloud's Always Free tier. Cheaploy handles the VCN, ARM instance, load balancer, and SSL so you can self-host Plausible, Ghost, Umami, Vaultwarden, n8n, or your own app for $0/month.
Popular self-hosted apps we've deployed
- Plausible Analytics — GDPR-friendly analytics, drops in as a docker-compose file.
- Ghost — Full blogging platform with MySQL; the ARM tag is official.
- Vaultwarden — Bitwarden-compatible password manager, single container.
- n8n — Workflow automation; runs 100s of nodes on 2 ARM CPUs.
- Uptime Kuma — Self-hosted status page for your other services.
- Miniflux — Minimalist RSS reader with Postgres.
Why the always-free ARM tier is perfect for this
Ampere A1 cores are legitimately fast — a single 2-CPU / 12GB instance comfortably hosts 5–10 of the apps above simultaneously. And because Oracle's egress cap is 10TB/month, you're not going to accidentally rack up a bill from Reddit traffic.
The Cheaploy workflow
- Pick an image (or paste a compose.yml).
- Cheaploy checks arm64 support and pulls it.
- Connect Oracle once.
- Click Deploy. Wait 5–10 minutes. Get a URL with SSL.
Frequently asked
Which images actually run on ARM?+
Most modern images publish arm64 tags: Plausible, Ghost, Umami, Uptime Kuma, Vaultwarden, n8n, Nextcloud, Miniflux, Directus. If an image is amd64-only, Cheaploy flags it before deploy and suggests a fork or alternative.
Can I run docker-compose files?+
Yes. Drop a compose.yml, Cheaploy translates it to a compatible runtime on your Oracle VM (single-host mode) or offers a Kubernetes conversion for multi-service apps.
How do backups work?+
Cheaploy provisions Oracle Block Volume backups on a nightly schedule (also free). Restore is one click.
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