Dokploy Has a Free API: The Open-Source PaaS That Deploys Docker Apps With Zero Configuration

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Docker makes apps portable. But deploying Docker containers still requires nginx configs, SSL setup, and reverse proxy management. Dokploy automates all of it — push your Dockerfile, get a deployed app with SSL and monitoring.

What Is Dokploy?

Dokploy is an open-source Platform-as-a-Service for deploying Docker applications. It handles container orchestration, reverse proxy configuration (Traefik), automatic SSL, and monitoring. Deploy from Git or Docker images with minimal configuration.

The Free Platform

Dokploy is completely free and open source:

Docker + Docker Compose: Deploy any containerized app
Automatic SSL: Let's Encrypt via Traefik
Git integration: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket webhooks
Database management: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis one-click
Monitoring: CPU, memory, network dashboards
API: Full REST API for automation
Multi-domain: Route multiple domains to different services

Quick Start

Install Dokploy on any VPS:

curl -sSL https://dokploy.com/install.sh | sh

Deploy an application:

# Via API
curl -X POST http://dokploy.yourserver.com/api/application.create \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -d '{"name": "my-app", "projectId": "proj_123"}'

# Configure from Git
curl -X POST http://dokploy.yourserver.com/api/application.update \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -d '{"applicationId": "app_123", "sourceType": "github", "repository": "org/repo", "branch": "main"}'

# Deploy
curl -X POST http://dokploy.yourserver.com/api/application.deploy \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -d '{"applicationId": "app_123"}'

Why Developers Choose Dokploy

A freelance developer managed 8 client projects on different VPS providers. Each had a different deployment setup — some with PM2, some with Docker, some with manual FTP. After installing Dokploy on each VPS, all 8 projects deployed the same way: git push. Deployment bugs went from weekly to never.

Who Is This For?

Freelancers managing multiple client deployments
Small teams wanting a simple deployment platform
Docker users who want automated SSL and reverse proxy
Anyone who thinks Kubernetes is overkill for their scale

Start Deploying

Dokploy turns Docker deployment from a chore into a one-click operation. Self-hosted, free, and simple.

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