Deploying first service
Learn how to deploy your first Docker-based service in DockerCP by creating a project, choosing a template, configuring variables, and starting the deployment.
Documentation
Learn how to install, configure, and run DockerCP
Browse practical guides for deploying services, connecting domains, issuing SSL, managing databases, and monitoring your server.
Connecting a domain and enabling SSL
Learn how to point your domain to your server, attach it to a service, verify DNS, and prepare SSL routing inside DockerCP.
Viewing logs and monitoring services
Learn how to check service logs, deployment activity, status indicators, and server resource usage inside DockerCP.
Understanding backups and snapshots
Beginner-friendly explanation of backup records, snapshots, export workflows, and restore planning inside DockerCP.
What is DockerCP?
Understand what DockerCP is, who it is for, and how it helps you deploy Docker-based applications on your own server.
What DockerCP does
Learn what DockerCP does in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Core concepts for new users
Learn core concepts for new users in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
First login walkthrough
Learn first login walkthrough in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create your first project
Learn create your first project in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Deploy your first service
Learn deploy your first service in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Connect your first domain
Learn connect your first domain in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Understand templates
Learn understand templates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Understand services and containers
Learn understand services and containers in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Common user workflow
Learn common user workflow in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
From beginner to production operator
Learn from beginner to production operator in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Installing DockerCP
A complete beginner-friendly installation guide for installing DockerCP on a fresh VPS using the official installer script.
Updating DockerCP
Learn the basic update workflow for keeping DockerCP and server dependencies up to date.
Install with the public bootstrap command
Learn install with the public bootstrap command in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install from browser installer
Learn install from browser installer in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install on Ubuntu VPS
Learn install on Ubuntu vps in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install on Debian VPS
Learn install on Debian vps in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install on AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux
Learn install on AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install on bare metal
Learn install on bare metal in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Install behind an existing reverse proxy
Learn install behind an existing reverse proxy in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create the first admin user
Learn create the first admin user in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Installer lock and safety
Learn installer lock and safety in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Update installation after release
Learn update installation after release in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Minimum server requirements
Learn minimum server requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Recommended production requirements
Learn recommended production requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Operating system support
Learn operating system support in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
PHP extension requirements
Learn php extension requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Docker and Docker Compose requirements
Learn docker and docker compose requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Port and firewall requirements
Learn port and firewall requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Disk planning for apps and backups
Learn disk planning for apps and backups in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
DNS requirements before deployment
Learn dns requirements before deployment in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Email and notification requirements
Learn email and notification requirements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Choosing a VPS for DockerCP
Learn choosing a vps for DockerCP in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Dashboard overview
Learn dashboard overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Understanding resource cards
Learn understanding resource cards in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Reading activity logs
Learn reading activity logs in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Using quick search
Learn using quick search in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Understanding service status
Learn understanding service status in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Understanding project status
Learn understanding project status in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Navigating settings
Learn navigating settings in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Demo mode behavior
Learn demo mode behavior in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Using dark mode and UI preferences
Learn using dark mode and ui preferences in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Daily admin checklist
Learn daily admin checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create and organize projects
Learn create and organize projects in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project naming and slugs
Learn project naming and slugs in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Assign services to projects
Learn assign services to projects in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project domains
Learn project domains in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project databases
Learn project databases in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project activity history
Learn project activity history in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project cleanup workflow
Learn project cleanup workflow in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project limits by plan
Learn project limits by plan in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project collaboration
Learn project collaboration in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Project best practices
Learn project best practices in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Using application templates
Learn how DockerCP templates help beginners deploy common applications without writing Docker Compose from scratch.
Use the template catalog
Learn use the template catalog in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Choose the right template
Learn choose the right template in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template categories explained
Learn template categories explained in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template detail page
Learn template detail page in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template environment variables
Learn template environment variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template volumes
Learn template volumes in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template default ports
Learn template default ports in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Featured templates
Learn featured templates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template deployment checklist
Learn template deployment checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Creating custom templates
Learn creating custom templates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Deploy from Docker image
Learn deploy from docker image in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Deploy from Docker Compose
Learn deploy from docker compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Choose internal and external ports
Learn choose internal and external ports in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Set restart policy
Learn set restart policy in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Attach domains to services
Learn attach domains to services in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Redeploy a service
Learn redeploy a service in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Start and stop services
Learn start and stop services in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Read deployment logs
Learn read deployment logs in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Rollback strategy
Learn rollback strategy in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Production deployment checklist
Learn production deployment checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Add a domain
Learn add a domain in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Add a subdomain
Learn add a subdomain in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
A record setup
Learn a record setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Cname record setup
Learn cname record setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Verify DNS records
Learn verify dns records in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Route domains to services
Learn route domains to services in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Handle multiple domains
Learn handle multiple domains in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
DNS propagation explained
Learn dns propagation explained in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Fix wrong DNS target
Learn fix wrong dns target in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Domain best practices
Learn domain best practices in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Issue SSL certificates
Learn issue ssl certificates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Renew SSL certificates
Learn renew ssl certificates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Force HTTPS
Learn force https in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Wildcard certificate planning
Learn wildcard certificate planning in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Fix certificate validation errors
Learn fix certificate validation errors in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
SSL with reverse proxy
Learn ssl with reverse proxy in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
SSL for subdomains
Learn ssl for subdomains in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Mixed content fixes
Learn mixed content fixes in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Certificate storage
Learn certificate storage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
HTTPS production checklist
Learn https production checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create a database service
Learn create a database service in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create database users
Learn create database users in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Connect app to database
Learn connect app to database in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
MySQL and MariaDB setup
Learn mysql and mariadb setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
PostgreSQL setup
Learn postgresql setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
MongoDB setup
Learn MongoDB setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Redis setup
Learn redis setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database volumes
Learn database volumes in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database backups
Learn database backups in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database security checklist
Learn database security checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Environment variables overview
Learn environment variables overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Store app secrets
Learn store app secrets in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Use default values
Learn use default values in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Required variables
Learn required variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database connection variables
Learn database connection variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Redis and queue variables
Learn redis and queue variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Smtp variables
Learn smtp variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
API key variables
Learn api key variables in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Rotate secrets safely
Learn rotate secrets safely in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Environment variable checklist
Learn environment variable checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Compose file basics
Learn compose file basics in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Services in Compose
Learn services in compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Volumes in Compose
Learn volumes in compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Networks in Compose
Learn networks in compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Environment in Compose
Learn environment in compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Ports in Compose
Learn ports in compose in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Restricted Compose settings
Learn restricted compose settings in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Multi-service apps
Learn multi-service apps in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Debug Compose deployments
Learn debug compose deployments in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Compose best practices
Learn compose best practices in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Persistent storage overview
Learn persistent storage overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Volume naming
Learn volume naming in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Application uploads
Learn application uploads in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database storage paths
Learn database storage paths in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Backup storage paths
Learn backup storage paths in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Snapshot storage
Learn snapshot storage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
File permission basics
Learn file permission basics in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Avoid data loss
Learn avoid data loss in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Move storage between servers
Learn move storage between servers in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Storage best practices
Learn storage best practices in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Monitor service status
Learn monitor service status in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Read container logs
Learn read container logs in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Track CPU usage
Learn track cpu usage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Track memory usage
Learn track memory usage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Track disk usage
Learn track disk usage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Uptime monitoring
Learn uptime monitoring in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Log retention planning
Learn log retention planning in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Diagnose failed deployments
Learn diagnose failed deployments in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Monitoring dashboard routine
Learn monitoring dashboard routine in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Observability best practices
Learn observability best practices in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Snapshot overview
Learn snapshot overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create a service snapshot
Learn create a service snapshot in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Create a database backup
Learn create a database backup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Restore from backup
Learn restore from backup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Export service configuration
Learn export service configuration in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Import service configuration
Learn import service configuration in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Migration workflow
Learn migration workflow in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Backup storage providers
Learn backup storage providers in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Backup retention strategy
Learn backup retention strategy in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Disaster recovery checklist
Learn disaster recovery checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Billing overview
Learn billing overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Free plan behavior
Learn free plan behavior in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Plan limits explained
Learn plan limits explained in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Stripe checkout setup
Learn stripe checkout setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
PayPal checkout setup
Learn paypal checkout setup in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Subscription statuses
Learn subscription statuses in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Invoice records
Learn invoice records in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Failed payment handling
Learn failed payment handling in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Billing webhooks
Learn billing webhooks in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
SaaS billing checklist
Learn saas billing checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
User roles overview
Learn user roles overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Invite team members
Learn invite team members in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Admin role permissions
Learn admin role permissions in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Developer role permissions
Learn developer role permissions in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Operator role permissions
Learn operator role permissions in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Demo role permissions
Learn demo role permissions in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Remove a user
Learn remove a user in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Password reset flow
Learn password reset flow in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Session security
Learn session security in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Team access checklist
Learn team access checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Security basics for DockerCP
Learn basic security practices for protecting your DockerCP dashboard, server, users, services, and domains.
Security overview
Learn security overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
CSRF protection
Learn csrf protection in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Prepared sql statements
Learn prepared sql statements in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Output escaping
Learn output escaping in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Secret encryption
Learn secret encryption in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Docker command safety
Learn docker command safety in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Upload validation
Learn upload validation in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Directory traversal prevention
Learn directory traversal prevention in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Audit logs
Learn audit logs in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Production security checklist
Learn production security checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
API routes overview
Learn api routes overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
API authentication pattern
Learn api authentication pattern in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Action response format
Learn action response format in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Audit log events
Learn audit log events in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Stripe webhooks
Learn stripe webhooks in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
PayPal webhooks
Learn paypal webhooks in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Webhook event storage
Learn webhook event storage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Retry-safe webhook handling
Learn retry-safe webhook handling in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
API rate limiting
Learn api rate limiting in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Integration checklist
Learn integration checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
CMS template guide
Learn cms template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
E-commerce template guide
Learn e-commerce template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Framework template guide
Learn framework template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database template guide
Learn database template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Automation template guide
Learn automation template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Business tool template guide
Learn business tool template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Storage template guide
Learn storage template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Media template guide
Learn media template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
AI and LLM template guide
Learn ai and llm template guide in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Template quality checklist
Learn template quality checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Troubleshooting common issues
Fix common DockerCP issues related to installation, Docker, domains, SSL, services, logs, and browser access.
Login problems
Learn login problems in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Installer problems
Learn installer problems in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Docker not found
Learn docker not found in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Docker Compose errors
Learn docker compose errors in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Service does not start
Learn service does not start in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Port already in use
Learn port already in use in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Domain does not resolve
Learn domain does not resolve in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
SSL certificate fails
Learn ssl certificate fails in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Database connection fails
Learn database connection fails in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Billing checkout fails
Learn billing checkout fails in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Performance overview
Learn performance overview in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Choose correct server size
Learn choose correct server size in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Tune PHP apps
Learn tune php apps in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Tune Node.js apps
Learn tune Node.js apps in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Tune databases
Learn tune databases in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Use Redis cache
Learn use redis cache in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Optimize static assets
Learn optimize static assets in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Monitor heavy containers
Learn monitor heavy containers in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Scale services vertically
Learn scale services vertically in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Performance checklist
Learn performance checklist in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Maintenance mode workflow
Learn maintenance mode workflow in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Run safe updates
Learn run safe updates in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Manage migrations
Learn manage migrations in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Move DockerCP to new server
Learn move DockerCP to new server in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Change application URL
Learn change application url in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Rotate application keys
Learn rotate application keys in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Reset admin access
Learn reset admin access in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Use external storage
Learn use external storage in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Operate multiple servers
Learn operate multiple servers in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.
Production operations routine
Learn production operations routine in DockerCP with practical steps, best practices, and production-ready checks.