Domains

Server Domain

Important: Without a custom server domain, all communication between the TUI and server happens over HTTP. This means your password and data are sent in plaintext. Set up a domain immediately after installation.

Setup

1. Point your domain to your server

   Add an A record in your DNS provider:

   Type: A
   Name: @ (or subdomain like "deploy")
   Value: YOUR_SERVER_IP
   

2. Set the domain in deeploy

   In the sidebar, open Settings → Domain and enter your domain.

3. Done

   Let’s Encrypt automatically provisions an SSL certificate. Your TUI will now connect via HTTPS.

Note: Ports 80 and 443 must be open on your server for SSL to work.

Verify Server HTTPS

After setting the server domain:

1. Confirm your TUI profile/server URL uses https://...
2. Confirm certificate provisioning completed successfully
3. If it fails, verify DNS propagation and that ports 80/443 are open

Pod Domains

Pod domains are optional.

• If a pod should be public, add at least one domain.
• If a pod is internal-only (pod-to-pod), you can run it without any domain.

Domain changes are not applied to a running container automatically.
After adding, editing, or deleting pod domains, run Deploy or Restart to apply routing changes.

Internal-Only Pods

Internal-only pods communicate over the project Docker network using internal DNS aliases.

• Network alias format: <pod-slug>-<podID8>

Example:

http://api-gateway-9b77346e:8080

Note:

• Internal aliases are intended for container/server-side communication.
• Browser clients cannot resolve these internal DNS names directly.

Auto-Generated Domains

The quickest way to get started. Deeploy generates a subdomain using sslip.io:

pod-abc123.1.2.3.4.sslip.io

Works instantly, no DNS configuration needed.

Custom Domains

For production apps, use your own domain:

1. Add DNS record

   Type: A
   Name: myapp (for myapp.example.com)
   Value: YOUR_SERVER_IP
   

2. Add domain to pod

   Pod → Domains → New → Enter myapp.example.com

3. Deploy or Restart

   SSL certificate is automatically provisioned.

Multiple Domains

A single pod can have multiple domains. Useful for:

• www.example.com and example.com
• Different subdomains pointing to the same app