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Dokku Reviews & Insights

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TrustRadius Insights for Dokku are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Straightforward and Easy Installation: Users found the installation process of Dokku on Ubuntu 16.04 to be very straightforward and easy, with multiple reviewers highlighting the simplicity and speed of installing Dokku. The minimal configuration required, along with just a virtual machine with root access, was praised by users as it made getting started with Dokku extremely simple.

Intuitive CLI Interface: The CLI interface of Dokku received high praise from users for its simplicity and ease of use. Multiple reviewers mentioned that they found the CLI interface intuitive and user-friendly, making tasks like creating, administrating, and deploying apps in Dokku a breeze.

Compatibility with Heroku Apps: Several users appreciated the compatibility of Dokku with Heroku apps, especially after Heroku discontinued its free tier. They liked that Dokku provided a similar deployment experience to Heroku, allowing for an easy transition between the two platforms.

Reviews

1 Review

Excellent PaaS for In-House Deployments

Rating: 9 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Dokku as a platform to orchestrate the deployment of and connect services to multiple in-house applications. It is an incredibly versatile tool that doesn't require much configuration to get started with but allows countless options to address your specific needs. Its ability to restart stopped serviced and connect services like Redis to my apps is invaluable.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • 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.

Likelihood to Recommend

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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