Dokploy is a self‑hosted open‑source platform that centralizes deployment, orchestration, and lifecycle management of containerized applications and databases across multiple servers. It supports Docker Compose, Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, automated backups, real‑time monitoring, and role‑based access control with optional SSO, all accessible via a REST API and CLI.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Deploying containerized applications and databases across multiple servers often requires manual configuration, separate tooling for orchestration, monitoring, and access control, leading to operational overhead and inconsistent environments. Teams also need a unified way to manage backups, role permissions, and multi‑server scaling without vendor lock‑in.
Solution
Dokploy delivers a self‑hosted, open‑source platform that centralizes application and database deployment, orchestration, and lifecycle management. It supports flexible build pipelines—including Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, and custom Dockerfiles—and provides native Docker Compose integration for multi‑service stacks. The platform automates multi‑server provisioning, real‑time resource monitoring, and automated backups, while exposing a full REST API and CLI for custom workflows. Integrated role‑based access control and optional SSO keep deployments secure, and built‑in Traefik routing handles domain and TLS management. All components run on the user’s infrastructure, ensuring data sovereignty and eliminating vendor lock‑in.
Target Audience
The primary users are developers and DevOps engineers in startups, SMBs, and enterprise teams who require a self‑hosted PaaS for containerized workloads and database services. It also serves organizations needing fine‑grained access control and compliance on their own infrastructure.
Features
- Multi‑server deployment engine with zero‑configuration remote node onboarding.
- Build flexibility: Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, or custom Dockerfiles per project.
- Native Docker Compose support for orchestrating complex, multi‑container applications.
- Database management suite supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and Redis with scheduled automated backups to S3 and point‑in‑time restore.
- Real‑time monitoring dashboard displaying CPU, memory, network, and container logs with alert thresholds.
- Granular RBAC and optional SSO (OIDC/SAML) integration for enterprise identity providers.
- Full REST API and CLI for CI/CD pipelines, custom scripting, and automation.
- Built‑in Docker Swarm clustering and Traefik v3 integration for load balancing and automatic TLS.
- One‑click open‑source templates (e.g., Supabase, Cal.com, PocketBase) to accelerate project start‑up.