{"id":489,"date":"2024-09-04T08:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/09\/04\/9822596-how-to-use-the-dokploy-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","slug":"9822596-how-to-use-the-dokploy-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9822596-how-to-use-the-dokploy-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Dokploy VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Dokploy is a powerful, open-source deployment tool designed to simplify and automate the process of deploying applications. It allows an efficient infrastructure management, quicky application deployment, and helps maintain a smooth CI\/CD pipeline. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">The <a href=\"\/support\/4965922-how-to-change-the-operating-system-of-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Ubuntu 24.04 with Dokploy VPS template<\/a> at Hostinger comes with Dokploy preinstalled, enabling you to start deploying applications immediately. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you don&rsquo;t have a VPS yet, check the available options here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/dokploy-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Dokploy VPS hosting<\/a> &#128640;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_ea879d9fcc\">Step 1 &mdash; Access Dokploy<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Open your web browser and go to:<\/p><pre><code>http:\/\/[your-vps-ip]:3000<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <b>[your-vps-ip]<\/b> with the actual <a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">IP address of your VPS<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You will be prompted to create a new admin account. Enter your information and proceed with a setup.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/09\/44635c0f-542a-4640-ba72-7924021c88da.jpg\" alt=\"The Dokploy account creation window.\" width=\"450\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_169e877f95\">Step 2 &mdash; Create a new project<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you&rsquo;ve logged in, you can start by clicking the <b>New Project<\/b> button located in the top right corner. After creating the project, you&rsquo;ll have the option to add services by selecting them from the dropdown menu.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/09\/e554dc3f-131e-47ed-988d-ae7b0b19ee95.jpg\" alt=\"The Dokploy New Project options after clicking on Create Service.\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Dokploy offers several deployment methods, streamlining the process whether you&rsquo;re utilizing GitHub, any Git provider, Docker, or automated deployments:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">GitHub<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Gitlab<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Bitbucket<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Git (Any Git Provider)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Docker<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_7265d8a8d9\">Step 3 &mdash; Secure your Dokploy instance<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To set up HTTPS for secure deployment and communication, you&rsquo;ll need to install an SSL certificate. You can either use a free SSL certificate from Let&rsquo;s Encrypt or install a custom certificate, depending on your needs.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Navigate to the <b>Settings<\/b> page in Dokploy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Enter the domain pointed to your VPS IP address, your email, and select Let&rsquo;s Encrypt from the <b>Certificate <\/b>dropdown list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Save<\/b> the changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/09\/d00b3fa6-9187-498e-baab-e947d14034a3.jpg\" alt=\"The Dokploy settings showing how to install an SSL certificate.\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Be sure to explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.dokploy.com\/docs\/core\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Dokploy documentation<\/a> for more detailed information and advanced configurations. This will help you unlock Dokploy&rsquo;s full potential and ensure successful deployments.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the Dokploy VPS template at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9822596-how-to-use-the-dokploy-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions\/2384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}