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Install RailDock

The standard installer is the shortest path to a working RailDock control plane. It checks the host, installs or validates Docker and Dokku, creates RailDock's SSH identity and application secrets, starts the RailDock container, and creates the local server record.

Requirements

Use a Linux host you administer and make sure RailDock's dashboard port is available. The standard setup serves the dashboard on port 8888.

Run the installer

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mona-chen/raildock/main/install.sh | bash
After installation, open:
http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8888
Complete the initial account setup, then validate the pre-created Local Dokku server.

Back up the control-plane secrets

Keep recoverable copies of the generated .env and backend/config/master.key in your normal secrets/backup system. Do not commit them to source control. These files are part of RailDock's control-plane recovery material.

Next steps

  1. Read Your first project.
  2. Configure a production hostname and TLS strategy.
  3. Add a remote server if the control plane should manage workloads elsewhere.
  4. Configure organization-level backup destinations before treating production data as protected.
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