Quick Start Guide

From zero to production in 3 minutes

ShipDock is built to be intuitive. Follow this guide to get your first deployment live on your own hardware.

How deploying with ShipDock actually works

A deeper look at our automated deployment pipeline.

01

Bring Your Own Server

Connect your existing VPS via SSH. We don't host your code or charge markups on compute. You own the infrastructure, we provide the orchestration.

02

Link GitHub Repository

Authorize our GitHub App to track your branch. Every time you push, we instantly detect the incoming webhook.

03

Intelligent Auto-Build

Our builder engine scans your code, detects the framework (from 12+ supported), and writes a highly optimized, multi-stage Dockerfile automatically.

04

Zero-Downtime Swap

A new container boots up on an ephemeral port. We run HTTP health checks, and if healthy, Traefik routes the live traffic over with absolutely zero downtime.

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