dokku

Create an app

$ dokku apps:create [app_name]

$ git push dokku main

$ dokku apps:list

$ dokku logs [app_name]

$ dokku config:set [app_name] [KEY]=[value]

$ dokku postgres:link [db_name] [app_name]

$ dokku ps:scale [app_name] web=[2]

$ dokku domains:add [app_name] [example.com]

dokku command [options] [app]

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that implements a Heroku-like workflow. It uses Docker containers and buildpacks to deploy applications from git push.
The platform automatically detects application type, builds containers, manages routing, and handles SSL certificates. Plugins extend functionality with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), cron jobs, and more.
Dokku provides a simple deployment experience: push code to the server, and it handles building, deploying, and scaling. It's ideal for small teams wanting Heroku-like convenience on their own infrastructure.

COMMAND

Dokku command and subcommand.

Application name.

Create new application.

List all applications.

View application logs.

Set environment variable.

Scale process count.

Add custom domain.

Display help information.

Single-server by default (clustering requires plugins). Resource usage depends on deployed apps. Some buildpacks may need customization. SSL requires plugin configuration.

Dokku was created by Jeff Lindsay in 2013 as a Docker-powered mini-Heroku. It became popular as a self-hosted PaaS solution, offering Heroku's git-push deployment model on personal servers.

docker(1), git(1), heroku(1)