# Disco

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Disco and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source platform for running your own PaaS, with Docker-based deployments that stay portable and avoid requiring VMs. People praise its simple CLI and web UI.

## Why people recommend it

- Self-run PaaS for your own apps (2 comments): "running a simple open-source project [1] on top of one is all you need to do to move on with your day" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47888001)) "a project we've been working on for a few years which lets you run your own PaaS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49690457))
- Low-effort hosting without VMs (2 comments): "running a simple open-source project [1] on top of one is all you need to do to move on with your day" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47888001)) "avoids requiring VMs while still allowing the ergonomics of cloud services." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47749503))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Coolify](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coolify.md): 38 recommend
- [Dokploy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dokploy.md): 19 recommend
- [Stackdome](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stackdome.md): 8 recommend
- [CapRover](https://hackerapproved.com/p/caprover.md): 7 recommend
- [Tofu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tofu.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Disco", https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).