# Andras Bacsai
Building since 2020. Not reviewed by Andras.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@andrasbacsai
Launched Coolify (2021), bootstrapped to $15,700 MRR (Feb 2025)
In their words: "Founder of coolLabs. Loves open source and simplicity. Builds Coolify, Jean and the rest in live streams." (coollabs.io)

## Numbers
- Revenue: $15.7K MRR, Coolify (● last reported Feb 2025)
- Products: 8
- Building since: 2020

## Products
- Coolify (2021 →): running
- Shoutrrr: dates not stated in any source
- Safetyper: dates not stated in any source
- Serverless Horrors: dates not stated in any source
- LLM Horrors: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- 2024: Hired a developer and community support members [stated]
- Nov 2023: Stopped freelancing to work on Coolify version 4 full time [stated]
- Oct 2023: Coolify: Started offering Coolify Cloud, a paid hosted version [stated]
- Dec 2022: On Behind the Source podcast, episode S02E06 [stated]
- Aug 2022: Coolify: Version 3.2.0: remote servers, and a change of licence from AGPL to Apache 2.0 [stated]
- Jul 2022: Quit his job to work on open-source projects full time [stated]
- Mar 2022: Coolify: Launched the rewritten Coolify on Product Hunt [stated]
- 2021: Launched Coolify [stated]
- Jan 2020: Launched coolLabs on Hacker News as a free, privacy-focused, community-driven project [stated]

## How sure
11 verified by someone other than Andras, 50 stated by Andras in public, 7 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- coolLabs - Software without compromise, coollabs.io: https://coollabs.io
- Team | coolLabs, coollabs.io: https://coollabs.io/team
- Sponsorship | coolLabs, coollabs.io: https://coollabs.io/sponsorships
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/andrasbacsai
- Sponsor @andrasbacsai on GitHub Sponsors · GitHub, github.com: https://github.com/sponsors/andrasbacsai
- cdn.coollabs.io: https://cdn.coollabs.io/business.json
- Coolify - Self-hosting with superpowers, coolify.io: https://coolify.io
- What is Coolify | Coolify Docs, coolify.io: https://coolify.io/docs/get-started/introduction
- Team | Coolify Docs, coolify.io: https://coolify.io/docs/get-started/team
- Show HN: An open-source, self-hostable Heroku and Netlify alternative, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26624341
- Show HN: Coolify v2 – Open-source and self-hostable Heroku/Netlify alternative, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30854912
- Show HN: coolLabs – 3rd party free, privacy focused and community driven project, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22058173
- Show HN: coolAnalytics - A cool trend analytics, without tracking visitors, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22111495
- Show HN: coolAnalytics v2 – Privacy-centric user and error analytics, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22658478
- Hey, Andras here, founder of Coolify (https://coolify.io). Coolify is an open-so... | Hacker News, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33077979
- Coolify with András Bácsai - S02E06 - Behind the Source, behindthesource.mikestreety.co.uk: https://behindthesource.mikestreety.co.uk/podcasts/s02e06-coolify-with-andras-bacsai/
- Web Hosting: 15 Startups with 2025 Revenues, gaps.com: https://gaps.com/web-hosting/
- Coolify's rise to fame. And why it could be a big deal., blog.api-fiddle.com: https://blog.api-fiddle.com/posts/coolify-revolution
- Coolify is live on Product Hunt!, newsletter.coollabs.io: https://newsletter.coollabs.io/coolify-is-live-on-producthunt/
- Coolify v3, GitHub Sponsors, newsletter.coollabs.io: https://newsletter.coollabs.io/coolify-v3-github-sponsors/
- The Game Plan for 2023, newsletter.coollabs.io: https://newsletter.coollabs.io/2023-the-game-plan/
- The Golden Kitty Award 🤩, newsletter.coollabs.io: https://newsletter.coollabs.io/the-golden-kitty-award/
- Coolify is my passion, newsletter.coollabs.io: https://newsletter.coollabs.io/coolify-is-my-passion/
- Changelog | Jean, jean.build: https://jean.build/changelog
- coolLabs Fonts, fonts.coollabs.io: https://fonts.coollabs.io
- Andras's Blog, heyandras.dev: https://heyandras.dev
- Andras Bacsai, blog.andrasbacsai.com: https://blog.andrasbacsai.com
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works