Dokku
Dokku is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Self-hosting Platforms category, licensed MIT and written mainly in Go. It is a self-hosted alternative to Heroku, Vercel and Netlify and ships a Docker image. It has 32,201 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 32,201
- Forks
- 2,095
- Open issues
- 21
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,136
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.38.32Oct 25, 2026
- Created
- Jun 8, 2013
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 2,136 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,136 |
| Latest release | v0.38.32 (Oct 25, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 354 |
| Open issues | 21 |
| Open pull requests | 8 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jun 8, 2013 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Dokku
Docker-powered mini-Heroku that builds and deploys apps with a git push.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/dokku/dokku.
Topics
- dokku
- paas
- heroku
- docker
- kubernetes
- nomad
- containers
- buildpack
- devops
- self-hosted
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Is Dokku free and open source?
Yes. Dokku is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Dokku with Docker?
Yes. Dokku provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Dokku?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Dokku include Coolify, Portainer and Dokploy. Dokku itself is a self-hosted alternative to Heroku, Vercel and Netlify.
Is Dokku actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Dokku was on Oct 25, 2026 with 2,136 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.38.32, published Oct 25, 2026. It had 21 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.