Dokku

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Dokku
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Dokku is an extensible, open-source Platform-as -a -Service that runs on a single server of your choice.N/A
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Dokku
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Dokku
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Dokku
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Dokku
Chose Dokku
Dokku is essentially the same thing as Heroku, except maintained by you on the platform of your choice. If you have any experience using Heroku, then you will feel right at home using Dokku. Dokku is an entirely free to use PaaS, requiring only that you have a platform to …
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Features
Dokku
Platform-as-a-Service
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Dokku
8.6
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Scalability8.01 Ratings
Platform management overhead10.01 Ratings
Workflow engine capability7.01 Ratings
Platform access control10.01 Ratings
Services-enabled integration10.01 Ratings
Development environment creation8.01 Ratings
Development environment replication10.01 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification7.01 Ratings
Issue recovery9.01 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Dokku
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dokku
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
If you have your own in-house servers or have a cloud server with the freedom to configure any PaaS that you want, then Dokku is for you. So far, I have never run into a scenario where Dokku was not able to fit my needs, after deploying many different types of applications with varying frameworks, languages, and connected services. If you already have a PaaS available, however, Dokku may not be for you.
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Pros
Open Source
  • Dockerfile deployments are an incredibly simple and straightforward way to spin up applications.
  • The docker-options plugin allows endless direct configuration of options passed to different docker lifecycle stages.
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Cons
Open Source
  • Dokku might overreach on its assumptions about how you want to host your app, using its own VHOSTS plugin by default. This may be a pro or a con depending on what you want.
  • Proxy port configuration can be somewhat difficult, with Dokku resetting any pre-deployment configuration to "smart" defaults on the first deployment.
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Support Rating
Open Source
Dokku is incredibly well documented and also takes advantage of the documentation and community of Heroku, being essentially the same thing, but in the case that you encounter an actual bug or issue, it can take time for a fix to make it into a new version. Since you manage Dokku yourself, there is no support team to call for help.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Dokku is essentially the same thing as Heroku, except maintained by you on the platform of your choice. If you have any experience using Heroku, then you will feel right at home using Dokku. Dokku is an entirely free to use PaaS, requiring only that you have a platform to deploy it on, making it far more versatile than Heroku in my opinion.
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Since there's no investment besides a little time to set up, the return has been overwhelmingly positive.
  • Deploying a new app is incredibly quick and easy.
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