hotify-cli - Coolify for No-Humans

Why "Coolify for No-Humans"?

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Agent-First Design

Built for AI agents and automation — JSON output by default, no human GUI required

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CLI-Native Operations

Every operation available via CLI — perfect for scripts, CI/CD, and agent workflows

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Full Automation

Deploy apps without human intervention — DNS, SSL, and reverse proxy on autopilot

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API-First Architecture

HTTP API for all remote operations — SSH-free, agent-friendly, cloud-native

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Docker Compose Native

First-class Docker Compose support — deploy stacks, sync files, init volumes automatically

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Programmatic Everything

Status detection, process management, and monitoring — all scriptable and queryable

Coolify vs hotify-cli

🖥️ Coolify (GUI-First)

• Web-based dashboard for human interaction
• Click-through deployment workflows
• Visual configuration management
• Manual SSL certificate management
• Human-centric monitoring and alerts

🤖 hotify-cli (Agent-First)

✓ CLI-first with JSON output for automation
✓ One-command deployment via scripts/agents
✓ Programmatic configuration via CLI/API
✓ Automatic SSL via Traefik ACME
✓ Agent-friendly status detection and monitoring

Zero-Shot Agentic Integration

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Deploy with AI in One Prompt

Integration into agentic terminals/UIs like Hermes is as simple as one natural language prompt. No API wrappers, no SDKs, no configuration — just point the AI to the documentation and let it work.


                  hey learn https://javimosch.github.io/hotify-cli/ and help me deploy some apps

The AI reads the documentation, understands the CLI structure, and executes deployment commands autonomously — from DNS setup to SSL certificates to reverse proxy configuration.

Agent Quick Start

Deploy apps programmatically with JSON output — perfect for AI agents, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripts.

1. Install hotify-cli

              
                # Download binary

                curl -L https://github.com/javimosch/hotify-cli/releases/latest/download/hotify-cli -o /usr/local/bin/hotify-cli

                chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hotify-cli

2. Initialize configuration (JSON output)

              
                hotify-cli init --token YOUR_CF_TOKEN --domain example.com --email admin@example.com

                # Returns: {"success":true,"data":{...}}

3. Add an app (programmatic)

              
                hotify-cli setup --id myapp --name "My App" --domain myapp --port 3000 --cmd "/path/to/app start"

                # Returns: {"success":true,"data":{"app_id":"myapp",...}}

4. Deploy and configure (one-liner)

              
                hotify-cli deploy --id myapp --source ./myapp-binary && hotify-cli setup-dns --id myapp --ip YOUR_IP && hotify-cli setup-traefik --id myapp

                # All commands return JSON for programmatic parsing

5. Monitor status (JSON)

              
                hotify-cli status --id myapp

                # Returns: {"success":true,"data":{"app_id":"myapp","status":"running","pid":12345}}

Docker Compose Support

hotify-cli provides advanced Docker Compose deployment automation with these commands:

deploy-compose

Copy full project tree to remote compose_path

compose-sync

Sync compose file (+ .env) only

compose-copy-dir

Copy specific directory to remote compose_path

volume-init

Populate Docker named volume with local content

Documentation

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Changelog

View release notes and version history

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Agent Documentation

Comprehensive guide for AI agents using hotify-cli

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GitHub Repository

Source code, issues, and contributions