Clients

Given the constraints, running Dokku commands remotely via SSH is fine. For certain configurations, the extra complication of manually invoking ssh can be a burden.

While Dokku does not yet have an official client, there are a multitude of ways in which you can interact with your Dokku installation. The easiest is to use the bash client, though you may wish to use another.

(bash, zsh, etc.) dokku_client.sh

Of all methods, this is the most official method of interacting with your Dokku installation. It is a bash script that interacts with a remote Dokku installation via ssh. It is available in contrib/dokku_client.sh in the root of the Dokku repository.

To install, simply clone the Dokku repository down and add the dokku alias pointing at the script:

git clone git@github.com:dokku/dokku.git ~/.dokku

# optional: make sure that the dokku_client.sh version matches your Dokku version
cd ~/.dokku
git checkout <tag/branch>

# add the following to either your
# .bashrc, .bash_profile, or .profile file
alias dokku='$HOME/.dokku/contrib/dokku_client.sh'

Alternatively, if using another shell such as zsh, create an alias command which invokes the script using bash:

# zsh: add the following to either .zshenv or .zshrc
alias dokku='bash $HOME/.dokku/contrib/dokku_client.sh'

# fish: add the following to ~/.config/fish/config.fish
alias dokku 'bash $HOME/.dokku/contrib/dokku_client.sh'

# csh: add the following to .cshrc
alias dokku 'bash $HOME/.dokku/contrib/dokku_client.sh'

Configure the DOKKU_HOST environment variable or run dokku from a repository with a git remote named dokku pointed at your Dokku host in order to use the script as normal.

You can also configure a DOKKU_PORT environment variable if you are running ssh on a non-standard port. This defaults to 22.

(nodejs) dokku-toolbelt

Dokku-toolbelt is a node-based cli wrapper that proxies requests to the Dokku command running on remote hosts. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have nodejs and npm installed):

npm install -g dokku-toolbelt

See documentation here for more information.

(python) dokku-client

dokku-client is an extensible python-based cli wrapper for remote Dokku hosts. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have python and pip installed):

pip install dokku-client

See documentation here for more information.

(ruby) Dokku CLI

Dokku CLI is a rubygem that acts as a client for your Dokku installation. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have ruby and rubygems installed):

gem install dokku-cli

See documentation here for more information.

(ruby) DokkuClient

DokkuClient is another rubygem that acts as a client for your Dokku installation with built-in support for certain external plugins. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have ruby and rubygems installed):

gem install dokku_client

See documentation here for more information.

(ruby) Dokkufy

Dokkufy is a rubygem that handles automation of certain tasks, such as Dokku setup, plugin installation, etc. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have ruby and rubygems installed):

gem install dokkufy

See documentation here for more information.

(ruby) Dockland

Dockland is a rubygem that acts as a client for your Dokku installation. You can install it via the following shell command (assuming you have ruby and rubygems installed):

gem install dockland

See documentation here for more information.