How to Self-Host Cal.com on Ubuntu (with Monitoring)

Cal.com is one of the best open-source alternatives to Calendly — and yes, you can self-host it. In this guide, I’ll show you how to deploy Cal.com using Docker on a clean Ubuntu server (works great on any VPS), connect it to a PostgreSQL database, and make sure it’s always online by the time you’re done.

May 11, 2025 - 17:00
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How to Self-Host Cal.com on Ubuntu (with Monitoring)

Cal.com is one of the best open-source alternatives to Calendly — and yes, you can self-host it.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to deploy Cal.com using Docker on a clean Ubuntu server (works great on any VPS), connect it to a PostgreSQL database, and make sure it’s always online by the time you’re done.