The latest articles on DEV Community by Yohan Sandun (@yohan_sandun_7fe327f3fc52). https://dev.to/yohan_sandun_7fe327f3fc52 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4221489%2F14db04e6-c65f-427a-95b5-074d853d62cc.jpg https://dev.to/yohan_sandun_7fe327f3fc52 en Yohan Sandun Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:15:31 +0000 https://dev.to/yohan_sandun_7fe327f3fc52/introducing-dodocd-cicd-for-php-shared-hosting-3j5g https://dev.to/yohan_sandun_7fe327f3fc52/introducing-dodocd-cicd-for-php-shared-hosting-3j5g <p><strong>🦤 Introducing DodoCD – CI/CD for PHP Shared Hosting!</strong></p> <p>Deploying PHP applications to shared hosting doesn't have to mean manually uploading ZIP files, connecting through FTP, or worrying about how to roll back a broken deployment.</p> <p>I built <strong>DodoCD</strong>, an open-source, self-hosted CI/CD tool designed specifically for PHP websites running on traditional shared hosting (Apache and LiteSpeed).</p> <p>The idea is simple: bring a modern deployment workflow to hosting environments that don't necessarily support the infrastructure expected by traditional CI/CD platforms.</p> <p><strong>What DodoCD offers:</strong></p> <p>🚀 Automated deployments through CI pipelines such as GitHub Actions.</p> <p>📦 ZIP-based deployments without requiring a build environment on the hosting server.</p> <p>📊 A dashboard with deployment history and detailed logs.</p> <p>⏪ Release management and rollbacks.</p> <p>🌐 Manage multiple websites from one installation.</p> <p>🔑 Deploy token management.</p> <p>🗄️ SQL database migrations for individual sites.</p> <p>🔒 Self-hosted, with your deployment infrastructure under your control.</p> <p><strong>How it works:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Your CI pipeline builds and packages your PHP application.</li> <li>The package is sent to your DodoCD installation.</li> <li>DodoCD deploys it to your website.</li> <li>You can track deployments, inspect logs and roll back releases through the dashboard.</li> </ol> <p>DodoCD is open source, and I'd love to get feedback from PHP developers, shared hosting users and anyone interested in simpler deployment workflows.</p> <p>This is just the beginning. More features are planned!</p> <p>⭐ GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/YohanSandun/dodocd" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/YohanSandun/dodocd</a></p> <p>If you find it useful, give it a star, try it out, report issues or contribute!</p> <h1> OpenSource #PHP #DevOps #CICD #GitHub #WebDevelopment </h1> php cicd selfhosted opensource