# Dokku Docker-Powered Mini-Heroku Self-Hosted PaaS

> Deploys applications to a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service using Dokku, supporting buildpacks, Dockerfiles, custom domains, and SSL via Let's Encrypt.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/dokku-docker-powered-mini-heroku-self-hosted-paas` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add agentskillexchange/dokku-docker-powered-mini-heroku-self-hosted-paas`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/dokku-docker-powered-mini-heroku-self-hosted-paas/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra, Containers & Kubernetes, Deployment & Release
- Tags: Buildpacks, Deployment, Docker, Dokku, Lets Encrypt, Paas, Self Hosted
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/dokku-docker-powered-mini-heroku-self-hosted-paas

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# Dokku Docker-Powered Mini-Heroku Self-Hosted PaaS

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform-as-a-Service built on Docker that provides Heroku-like git-push deployment on your own infrastructure. With 32,000+ GitHub stars, it supports buildpacks, Dockerfiles, custom domains, SSL via Let's Encrypt, and a rich plugin ecosystem for databases, caching, and storage.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Docker powered mini-Heroku. The smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- A fresh VM running any of the following operating systems:
- Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 (amd64/arm64) - Any currently supported release
- Debian 11+ (amd64/arm64)

- Source: https://github.com/dokku/dokku
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dokku/dokku/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/dokku-docker-paas/)