dokku/dokku
A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications
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What this repository does
A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications
Repository facts
- Owner
- dokku
- Primary language
- Go
- Stars
- 32,216
- Forks
- 2,097
- Open issues + pull requests
- 33
- License
- MIT
- Archived
- No
- Default branch
- master
- Created
- 2013-06-08T10:26:57.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-10-31T18:42:19.000Z
Topics and intended use
Owner-supplied topics: buildpack, containers, devops, docker, dokku, heroku, kubernetes, nomad, paas, self-hosted, selfhosted
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