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Deploy to a Single Server

Built your app with Laradock? Ship it to one server (a VPS, EC2 instance, or droplet) without changing your stack. ./laradock ship builds one self-contained image (nginx + php-fpm), and a ready Compose file runs it.

1. Build the image​

./laradock ship                     # or: ./laradock ship registry/you/app:1.0 --push

2. Run it on the server​

Laradock ships a ready compose.yml. On the server:

cp laradock/production/.env.example laradock/production/.env   # fill real values
docker compose -f laradock/production/compose.yml up -d

Optional worker and scheduler are one flag away: --profile worker --profile scheduler.

Notes​

  • Managed database. Point DB_* / REDIS_* at a managed service; the Compose file deliberately does not expose a database port.
  • HTTPS. Put a reverse proxy in front (Caddy or Traefik give you automatic TLS).
  • Scaling past one box? Move to Kamal or Kubernetes, same image.

Deploying elsewhere? The full deploy guide covers every target, ECS, Cloud Run, Fly, Render, and more.