Dokploy MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 135 installs a week from npm. Last commit 21 Oct 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add dokploy-mcp-server -e 'DOKPLOY_URL=<DOKPLOY_URL>' -e 'DOKPLOY_API_KEY=<DOKPLOY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y dokploy-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"dokploy-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"dokploy-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DOKPLOY_API_KEY": "<DOKPLOY_API_KEY>",
"DOKPLOY_URL": "<DOKPLOY_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.dokploy-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "dokploy-mcp-server"]
env = { DOKPLOY_URL = "<DOKPLOY_URL>", DOKPLOY_API_KEY = "<DOKPLOY_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"dokploy-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"dokploy-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DOKPLOY_API_KEY": "<DOKPLOY_API_KEY>",
"DOKPLOY_URL": "<DOKPLOY_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"dokploy-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"dokploy-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DOKPLOY_API_KEY": "<DOKPLOY_API_KEY>",
"DOKPLOY_URL": "<DOKPLOY_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<DOKPLOY_URL> (Dokploy instance URL (e.g., https://dokploy.example.com)), <DOKPLOY_API_KEY> (Dokploy API key (generate in Settings > API Keys)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TRANSPORT_TYPE (Transport: 'stdio' (default) or 'httpStream' for remote/Docker deployments), PORT (HTTP port for httpStream transport (default 3000)), HOST (HTTP host for httpStream transport (default 0.0.0.0)).
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