Deploy to DigitalOcean App Platform

Built your app with Laradock? Ship it to DigitalOcean App Platform without changing your stack. ./laradock ship builds one self-contained image (nginx + php-fpm) that App Platform runs on port 8080.

1. Build and push the image

Push to the DigitalOcean Container Registry (DOCR), Docker Hub, or GHCR:

./laradock ship registry.digitalocean.com/you/laradock-app:latest --push

2. Create the app

Laradock ships a ready digitalocean-app.yaml (App spec, http_port: 8080, health check). Fill in your image, then:

doctl apps create --spec laradock/production/providers/digitalocean-app.yaml

Notes

• Managed database. Attach a DigitalOcean Managed Database (Postgres/MySQL) and Managed Redis.
• Secrets use type: SECRET env vars, never bake them into the image.

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