Open the server Apps tab
Select your VPS, open the Apps tab, and start a new app deployment. Keep sensitive server details hidden before capturing or sharing screenshots.

Modern Laravel-based CMS for developers
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Choose from our template library
Fill in settings and click Deploy
Use the October CMS template in Server Compass to deploy a self-hosted flexible content management system on your VPS, then verify the October CMS install wizard in a browser.
Select your VPS, open the Apps tab, and start a new app deployment. Keep sensitive server details hidden before capturing or sharing screenshots.

Click New App and choose the template deployment path so Server Compass can load the built-in catalog.

Use the template picker search to find October CMS in the Server Compass template catalog.

Choose the October CMS template. Server Compass fills the October CMS image, MySQL service, persistent site volumes, database settings, and required secret value.

Confirm the app name and compose services. In this run, the app was named octobercms-demo and used host port 3001.

Review the generated environment values, keep the database password masked, confirm the port is available, and click Deploy Now.

Keep the deployment modal open while Server Compass uploads the compose file, pulls the October CMS and MySQL images, starts the containers, and verifies the stack.

After deployment finishes, return to the Apps tab and confirm the October CMS app is marked Running with its application URL available.

Click Open Application or open the application URL in a browser. The October CMS install wizard confirms the deployed app is reachable and ready for the database credentials.

The October CMS app loaded successfully in a browser and displayed the install wizard.
It deploys October CMS with a MySQL 8.0 database and persistent application and database volumes.
The tutorial used host port 3001, which maps to the October CMS Apache web server on container port 80.
A fresh October CMS deployment is considered reachable when the install wizard loads. Continuing further would require entering generated database credentials, so the public guide verifies the safe pre-install wizard.
No. The deployment guide should live on the October CMS template detail page and be linked from the reusable template deployment docs page.
Want full control? Here's how to deploy October CMS yourself using Docker Compose.
Use your terminal to securely access your server. You'll need your server's IP address.
# Connect via SSH
ssh root@your-vps-ip
# Alternative with key file
ssh -i /path/to/key root@your-vps-ipFirst time? Make sure Docker is installed on your VPS. Run: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
Initialize a project folder on your server.
# Create and navigate to project directory
mkdir -p ~/apps/octobercms
cd ~/apps/octobercmsUse this Docker Compose configuration for your deployment:
services:
october:
image: php:8.2-apache
ports:
- "8080:80"
environment:
- DB_CONNECTION=mysql
- DB_HOST=db
- DB_PORT=3306
- DB_DATABASE=october
- DB_USERNAME=october
- DB_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
volumes:
- october_data:/var/www/html
restart: unless-stopped
depends_on:
db:
condition: service_healthy
command: >
bash -c "
docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql mysqli > /dev/null 2>&1;
a2enmod rewrite > /dev/null 2>&1;
if [ ! -f /var/www/html/artisan ]; then
apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq git unzip libzip-dev > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
docker-php-ext-install zip > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer &&
composer create-project october/october /var/www/html --no-interaction --prefer-dist &&
cd /var/www/html && php artisan october:migrate --force &&
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html;
fi;
apache2-foreground
"
db:
image: mysql:8.0
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=<your-db-root-password>
- MYSQL_DATABASE=october
- MYSQL_USER=october
- MYSQL_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
volumes:
- db_data:/var/lib/mysql
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "mysqladmin ping -h localhost -u root -p$$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD || exit 1"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 30s
volumes:
october_data:
db_data:
PORTHost port to expose(default: 8080)DB_NAMEDatabase name(default: october)DB_USERDatabase user(default: october)DB_PASSWORDDatabase passwordDB_ROOT_PASSWORDRoot passwordBring up your containers in detached mode.
# Start all services
docker compose up -d
# List running containers
docker compose ps
# Watch the logs
docker compose logs -fAllow the application port through your server's firewall.
# Allow the application port through firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp
sudo ufw reload
# Access your app at:
# http://your-server-ip:8080Skip the terminal and deploy October CMS with a visual interface. Configure everything with clicks, not commands.
After deploying October CMS with Server Compass, complete these steps to finish setup
Complete installation wizard
Set up admin credentials
Install themes and plugins from the marketplace
Need help? Check out our documentation for detailed guides.
Common questions about self-hosting October CMS
Simply download Server Compass, connect to your VPS, and select October CMS from the templates list. Fill in the required configuration and click Deploy. The entire process takes under 3 minutes.
October CMS requires a minimum of 512MB RAM. We recommend a VPS with at least 1024MB RAM for optimal performance. Any modern Linux server with Docker support will work.
Yes! Server Compass provides volume mapping that allows you to import existing data. You can also use standard October CMS backup and restore procedures.
Server Compass makes updates easy. Simply click the Update button in your deployment dashboard, and the latest October CMS image will be pulled and deployed with zero downtime.
October CMS is open-source software. You only pay for your VPS hosting (typically $5-20/month) and optionally Server Compass ($29 one-time). No subscription fees or per-seat pricing.
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