Dockhand is already deployed on your Ubuntu 24.04 VPS inside Docker and it’s published through Nginx as a reverse proxy.
You can deploy the Docker preinstalled template from the LumaDock .
Access Dockhand
Your instance is available on the default hostname:
vm<id>.lmdk.cloud(examplevm5678.lmdk.cloud)
Set your own domain and SSL certificate
For your own domain and certificate, you will need to modify ngx config located in /etc/nginx/sites-available.
Step 1 - Point your domain to the VPS
Create an A record for your domain (or subdomain) to the VPS public IP. Wait for DNS to propagate.
Step 2 - Edit the Nginx site config
Open the site file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ and update:
server_nameto your domainssl_certificateandssl_certificate_keyto your cert paths
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name dockhand.example.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/dockhand.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/dockhand.key;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Step 3 - Enable the config and reload Nginx
Make sure the file name matches your VPS hostname or whatever naming you prefer. Then enable the site, test Nginx and reload.
ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-available/<your-site>.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ && nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx
Step 4 - Check the certificate paths
If Nginx fails to reload, it’s almost always a typo in the file path or a certificate permission issue.
Double-check the certificate and key file locations and that the key file is readable by root.
Enable authentication in Dockhand
On first launch, authentication is disabled.
Step 1 - Open the Authentication settings
In Dockhand, go to Settings > Authentication.
Step 2 - Enable auth and create the first admin user
Enable authenication and create your first admin user. After that, sign out once and confirm you can log back in.
More info
For the full manual and advanced options, refer to Dockhand’s official documentation.