Docker and Dokploy

Workflow

1. Inspect images/builds, Compose config, volumes, networks, ports/expose, environment, secrets and health checks.
2. Separate development mounts/config from production configuration.
3. Persist state intentionally and prove backup/restore coverage before replacing containers.
4. Use health/readiness checks rather than startup order alone.
5. In Dokploy, inspect preview/generated Compose, domain routing, Traefik behavior and deployment logs.
6. Redeploy narrowly and verify external routing plus internal dependency health.

Conditional references

• Compose production → references/compose-production.md.
• Dokploy specifics → references/dokploy.md.

Available scripts

• scripts/inspect-compose.sh — read-only Compose/container inspection.

Asset

Use assets/deployment-checklist.md for production readiness.