Dokku helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications
Quick-start Instructions
# for debian systems, installs dokku via apt-get
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dokku/dokku/v0.24.5/bootstrap.sh
$ sudo DOKKU_TAG=v0.24.5 bash bootstrap.sh
# go to your server's IP and follow the web installer
# install docker
$ wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
# setup dokku apt repository
$ wget -nv -O - https://packagecloud.io/dokku/dokku/gpgkey | apt-key add -
$ export SOURCE="https://packagecloud.io/dokku/dokku/ubuntu/"
$ export OS_ID="$(lsb_release -cs 2>/dev/null || echo "bionic")"
$ echo "xenial bionic focal" | grep -q "$OS_ID" || OS_ID="bionic"
$ echo "deb $SOURCE $OS_ID main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dokku.list
$ apt-get update
# install dokku
$ apt-get install dokku
$ dokku plugin:install-dependencies --core # run with root!
# go to your server's IP and follow the web installer
# install dokku via yay
$ yay -S dokku
Hate curl | bash? See our official Azure, DigitalOcean, and DreamHost Cloud instructions.
Still no love? Contributions welcome!
Powered by Docker, you can install Dokku on any hardware. Use it on inexpensive cloud providers. Use the extra cash to buy a pony or feed kittens. You'll save tens of dollars a year on your dog photo sharing website.
Once it's set up on a host, you can push Heroku-compatible applications to it via Git. They'll build using Heroku buildpacks and then run in isolated containers. The end result is your own, single-host version of Heroku.
Write dokku plugins in any language. Share them online with others, and extend those already available. Dokku's simple core is easy to hack and add the features you need to get your job done.
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