Cloudron Server Deployment Overview¶

Prerequisites¶

To ensure a successful application deployment, the following conditions must be met:

• Operating System: Ubuntu.

• Access Rights: root user with superuser privileges.

• Network Settings: A public IP address and configured DNS records.

FQDN of the final panel on hostkey.in domain¶

The application uses two subdomains. Configuration follows this template:

Additionally, a subdomain with the my prefix is used to access the management panel:

• Template: my.cloudron{Server_ID_from_Invapi}.hostkey.in

Application Installation Process¶

Installation is performed using the official Cloudron deployment script. The process includes the following stages:

1. Downloading the installation script from https://cloudron.io/cloudron-setup.

2. Cleaning the system of existing versions of docker, nginx, and nodejs (removal of packages and their configurations).

3. Executing the main installation script via /tmp/cloudron-setup.

4. System reboot to complete kernel and service configuration.

5. Installation of the docker compose plugin version v2.24.0 into the system (/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose).

Access Rights and Security¶

The following security measures are applied during the installation process:

• Removal of standard system services nginx, nodejs, and docker to prevent conflicts with Cloudron components.

• Configuration of automatic SSL certificate acquisition via Certbot.

• Port access restriction (standard ports 80 and 443).

Proxy Servers¶

To ensure the web interface operates over the secure HTTPS protocol, the following are used:

• Certbot: automatic certificate issuance and renewal.

• Nginx: acts as a reverse proxy to handle incoming traffic on ports 80 and 443.

Certificates are issued for both domain names simultaneously: the primary one (cloudron{ID}.hostkey.in) and the technical management subdomain (my.cloudron{ID}.hostkey.in).