Accessing Dockge

Open your browser and visit: https://<SERVER_IP>
A browser SSL warning is expected (self-signed certificate)
Create your admin account on first access.

Important Files & Directories

Install directory: /opt/dockge
Compose file: /opt/dockge/compose.yaml
Stacks directory: /opt/stacks
Dockge data: /opt/dockge/data
Nginx config: /etc/nginx/sites-available/dockge
TLS certificates: /etc/nginx/ssl

Enabling SSL with a Domain

1. Point your domain to the server IP.

2. Edit Nginx config and replace both server_name <IP>; with your domain (<your-domain>) for both HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) blocks:

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/deockge

3. Install Certbot:

apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx

4. Run the following command to generate a valid Let’s Encrypt certificate:

certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com

5. Replace SSL paths in Nginx config:

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/dockge
# Before:
    # ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/fullchain.pem;
    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/privkey.pem;
# After:
    # ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;

6. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

systemctl restart nginx

7. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com

Notes

Dockge uses /var/run/docker.sock to control Docker.
Nginx is configured with HTTPS and redirects HTTP → HTTPS.
Only Dockge UI uses HTTPS; other apps use http://<IP>:<PORT> (no auto HTTPS).

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