milkcrate

A web-based platform for deploying and managing containerized applications.

Features

• Upload ZIP files containing Dockerfile or docker-compose.yml for deployment
• Deploy applications in any language via containers
• Multi-container applications with Docker Compose support
• Docker volume management with drag-and-drop file uploads
• Traefik reverse proxy with automatic routing and prefix stripping
• Hashed passwords, CSRF protection, and rate limiting
• HTTPS/TLS support with security headers
• SQLite storage (no external database required)

Quick Reference

Essential Commands

# Setup
uv run milkcrate setup

# Production mode (full Docker stack; with Traefik)
uv run milkcrate up
uv run milkcrate down

# Package app
uv run milkcrate package --output my-app.zip

Default Ports

• milkcrate: 5001
• Traefik: 80 (HTTP), 8080 (dashboard)
• Apps: 8000 (internal)