DevPanel
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Beginner5 min read

Getting Started with DevPanel

From zero to deployed container in under 5 minutes.

01

Install DevPanel

Install the CLI from npm, then run the installer:

bash
npm install -g devpanel-cli
bash
devpanel install

Visit http://localhost:33000 once the install completes.

02

Create your admin account

On first visit you'll be prompted to enter an email and password. This creates the sole admin account.

browser
open http://localhost:33000
03

Add a local server

Click ServersAdd Server. Set host to localhost and give it a name. DevPanel auto-starts the agent container within ~30 seconds.

Servers page with Online server card
04

Create a project

Click ProjectsNew Project. Give it a name like my-app.

Projects page with project card
05

Deploy a service

Inside your project click New Service. Paste this compose YAML:

compose.yml
services:
  web:
    image: nginx:alpine
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    restart: unless-stopped

Select your local server and click Deploy. The service will be up at http://localhost:8080.

Project showing running nginx service
06

View logs

Click into the service and open the Logs tab to stream live container output.

Service detail tabs