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A fresh VM running any of the following operating systems:
- Ubuntu 16.04/18.04/20.04 x64 - Any currently supported release
- Debian 9+ x64
- CentOS 7 x64 (experimental)
- Arch Linux x64 (experimental)
An SSH keypair that can be used for application deployment. If this exists before installation, it will be automatically imported into dokku.
Otherwise, you will need to import the keypair manually after installation using dokku ssh-keys:add.
To install the latest stable release, run the following commands as a user who has access to sudo:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dokku/dokku/v0.24.8/bootstrap.sh
sudo DOKKU_TAG=v0.24.8 bash bootstrap.shYou can then proceed to the ip address or domain name associated with your server to complete the web-based installation.
If you wish for a more unattended installation method, see these docs.
View the docs for upgrading from an older version of Dokku.
Full documentation - including advanced installation docs - are available online at https://dokku.com/docs/getting-started/installation/.
You can use Github Issues, check Troubleshooting in the documentation, or join us on freenode in #dokku.
After checking Github Issues, the Troubleshooting Guide or having a chat with us on freenode in #dokku, feel free to fork and create a Pull Request.
While we may not merge your PR as is, they serve to start conversations and improve the general Dokku experience for all users.
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