dokku

A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications

⭐ 31,896 stars on GitHub · 🍴 2,037 forks · 📜 License: mit · 💻 Language: Shell

What is dokku?

Managing application deployments often means choosing between the simplicity of expensive commercial PaaS providers and the crushing complexity of Kubernetes. You can bridge that gap by running your own Heroku-compatible deployment platform on a single inexpensive VPS, retaining full control over your

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ buildpack
• 🏷️ containers
• 🏷️ devops
• 🏷️ docker
• 🏷️ dokku
• 🏷️ heroku
• 🏷️ kubernetes
• 🏷️ nomad
• 🏷️ paas
• 🏷️ self-hosted

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/dokku/dokku.git
cd dokku
docker build -t dokku .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 dokku

Minimum system requirements

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🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: dokku/dokku
• 🌐 Homepage: https://dokku.com
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 23/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.