Deploying Your First App

You have an empty repository. rdc ships built-in templates so you can spin up real apps without writing a docker-compose from scratch. Three steps: pick a template, apply it, run it.

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Pick · Apply · Run

Pick a template, apply it, run it

Step 1: Pick

Browse the available templates:

time rdc repo template list

You’ll see ready-made setups for common apps: Postgres, Redis, web servers, and more.

Step 2: Apply

Drop the template into your repo. We’ll use app-postgres:

time rdc repo template apply --name app-postgres -m my-server -r my-app

Two new files appear in the repo: docker-compose.yml and Rediaccfile. The compose file describes the containers; the Rediaccfile defines what happens when the app starts and stops (its up and down lifecycle hooks).

Step 3: Run

You’re already inside the repo’s sandbox (via the VS Code connection from the previous tutorial), so use renet directly:

time renet dev up

That’s it. Your app is running. Verify it:

time docker ps

docker ps here lists only this repo’s containers. Other repos on the same server have their own Docker daemons and are completely invisible from this one.

Next: Working with Your Repo.