Dokku
Dokku is a PaaS; commands run on the Dokku host (SSH or local). Prefer running long operations (deploys, builds) in the background — use exec with background: true or short yieldMs when the tool allows.
Section index
Detailed command syntax and examples live in each section file. Read the relevant file when performing that category of task.
| Section | File | Commands / topics |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | apps/commands.md | create, destroy, list, rename, clone, lock, unlock, report |
| Config | config/commands.md | get, set, unset, export |
| Domains | domains/commands.md | add, set, remove, set-global, report |
| Git / deploy | git/commands.md | from-image, set, deploy-branch, git push |
| Run (one-off / background) | run/commands.md | run, run:detached |
| Logs | logs/commands.md | logs, logs:failed, logs:set |
| Process (ps) | ps/commands.md | scale, rebuild, restart, start, stop |
| Plugin | plugin/commands.md | list, install, update, uninstall |
| Certs | certs/commands.md | add, remove, generate |
| Nginx | nginx/commands.md | build-config, show-config, set |
| Storage | storage/commands.md | mount, list |
| Network | network/commands.md | report, bind-all-interfaces |
| Install | install/commands.md | Installing Dokku (bootstrap, post-install, alternatives) |
| Upgrade | upgrade/commands.md | Upgrading Dokku; check migration guides before upgrading |
| Cleanup | cleanup/commands.md | Cleaning up Dokku and containers (prune, builder prune, apps) |
Quick reference
Create app:
dokku apps:create <app-name>Deploy (git): Add remote
dokku@<host>:<app-name>, thengit push dokku <branch>:masterDeploy (image):
dokku git:from-image <app> <docker-image>Run in background (Dokku):
dokku run:detached <app> <cmd>ordokku run --detach <app> <cmd>Agent-side background: For long deploys/installs, run the shell command via exec with
background: trueor shortyieldMs; poll or check logs as needed.
For full command details and options, see the section files above.