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Self-host VxCloud free on your own hardware — bring your own keys (BYOK) and your data never leaves your network. Learn more →

VxCloud
Docker Hosting

Deploy any container.
To Azure, AWS, or GCP VMs.

Host custom Dockerfiles or multi-container docker-compose setups. Automated Traefik reverse proxy routing, Let's Encrypt SSL, and port mappings. Full VM control.

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Flexible, containerized cloud infrastructure

Run custom microservices, database systems, static sites, or legacy apps. If it runs in Docker, it deploys to vxcloud with automatic SSL.

Custom Dockerfile Deploy

Deploy any language, framework, or pre-built binary. Write your own Dockerfile and let vxcloud coordinate container creation.

Let's Encrypt HTTPS

Automatic SSL certificate generation and auto-renewals. Proxies secure traffic directly to your container ports.

Docker Compose support

Spin up multi-container applications (e.g. App + DB + Redis cache) using your standard docker-compose files.

Persistent Storage Volumes

Configure host directory bindings or named Docker volumes so database storage and log records persist across restarts.

Automated CI/CD Workflows

Hook your build pipelines into the CLI. Push container tags from GitHub Actions or GitLab CI with zero-downtime container swaps.

Azure, AWS & GCP VM targets

Deploy containers to Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, Linode, or Alibaba. Full portability across cloud providers.

Quickstart — Docker container live on Azure with HTTPS

1) Provision an Azure VM instancebash
vxcli vm create \
  --name docker-azure-vm --cloud azure --region eastus \
  --instance-type Standard_D2s_v3 --key-pair-name AZUREKEY1

# Save the public IP address
export VM_IP=<azure-public-ip>
2) Deploy your custom Docker app (or Docker Compose)bash
vxcli deploy docker \
  --source-dir ./ \
  --app-name web-container \
  --http-port 80 \
  --app-port 5000 \
  --env APP_ENV=production \
  --env MONGO_URL=mongodb://... \
  --enable-ssl \
  --domain app.example.com \
  --ssl-email [email protected] \
  --host $VM_IP --ssh-user ubuntu --key-pair-name AZUREKEY1

# app.example.com is now live with automated Let's Encrypt SSL.

Docker production checklist

  • Always set limits on CPU and Memory usage for your containers (e.g. `--memory="2g"`) to avoid resource starvation.
  • Enable Docker's automatic restart policy (e.g. `unless-stopped`) so containers start up if the daemon restarts.
  • Verify volume paths are mapped to persistent host storage so database and user assets are not lost during updates.
  • Implement structured JSON logs in your containerized processes and direct output to stdout/stderr.
  • Keep base images lean (use Alpine or distroless) to reduce container size and minimize potential security surfaces.

Docker hosting FAQ

Host any container on any cloud VM

Skip Kubernetes YAML. Deploy standard Docker and Compose configurations with automatic Traefik SSL routing.

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