Yes, when self-hosted. Dokploy Cloud costs $4.50 per month per server, and you rent the servers separately.

Who backs up my databases?

With Dokploy, you do: the copies go to your own S3 storage, on the schedule you set. With while, every database is backed up every day, and a production backup is tested every day.

Both turn your servers into an open-source PaaS, with an MCP server. while, for its part, spares you the servers.

Can my agent move from Dokploy to while?

Yes, it takes over your code or your Dockerfile, copies the database and carries over your variables.

Dokploy vs while: the French alternative for your AI agent

Dokploy installs an open-source PaaS on your servers, like Heroku on your own machines. while spares you from having servers at all: your AI agent deploys over MCP, and backups, updates and security are already handled.

What changes between Dokploy and while

What matters	Dokploy	while
Who it’s for	People who want an open-source PaaS on their own servers¹	People who build their apps with an AI agent, solo or as a team
Your AI agent	An MCP server with 508 tools, connected with an API key²	Connected over MCP, with OAuth: it deploys, creates the database, reads the logs and fixes things
What protects production	The tools you open to your agent, and deletions labeled so that it asks you to confirm²	Sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for a person
The database	On your server, copied to your S3 storage, with no point-in-time recovery³	PostgreSQL in while, backed up every day, with point-in-time recovery
Who opens your app	A password, or the company’s SSO with the Enterprise edition⁷	Everyone, a password, or the company account with the Pro plan
In France	If you rent your server in France⁴	Yes, with Nextmap, a French company
To get started	Free, or $4.50 per month per server for Dokploy Cloud, plus your servers⁵	A trial without an account. Then €0 to get started, and €13.75 per month for an app and its database

Try while on your app, without an account. Copy the instructions

Dokploy, the open-source PaaS you install yourself

Dokploy turns your servers into a PaaS: Nixpacks, a Dockerfile or Docker Compose, one-click databases, previews for each pull request, and an MCP server that exposes its whole API to your agent^1,2. The software is open source, and your code and your data stay on your servers, even with Dokploy Cloud⁴.

With while, your AI agent does the rest

No server to maintain. No system to update, no disk to watch, no certificate to renew: your agent deploys, and the rest is taken care of.
Your databases are backed up for you. Every day, with point-in-time recovery, and a production backup tested every day.
Nothing serious happens without you. Deleting a production database waits for your approval, before it runs, and every action is recorded in a signed activity log.
Your keys stay secret. Your app uses them, your agent never sees them.
Your colleagues sign in with the company account. Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, on the Pro plan, with no sign-in page to code.

Moving from Dokploy to while

Take over your app

You, to your agent: Move our Dokploy app to while.

Your agent writes while.yaml from your code or your Dockerfile, and deploys the app.

Copy your PostgreSQL database

You, to your agent: Copy our PostgreSQL database to while.

Your agent exports the database with pg_dump, then loads it into while.

Carry over your variables

You, to your agent: Carry over our environment variables.

Your agent carries your settings over to while. You enter your secret keys yourself: it never sees them.

Which one to choose

Choose Dokploy if you want to keep your own servers, and backups and updates don’t scare you.
Choose while if you want your AI agent to deploy with no server to maintain, with your databases backed up and your keys kept safe.

Next steps

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Dokploy vs while: which one to choose when your AI agent deploys?