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How to Deploy Kestra — Open-Source Workflow Orchestration Platform

A step-by-step cloud deployment guide that helps developers self-host Kestra on a VPS without setup or configuration issues. The guide covers Docker-based deployment and building a stable environment from scratch on Ubuntu 24.04.

Topics covered:

  • System prerequisites and server setup
  • Docker and Docker Compose installation
  • Kestra deployment using Docker Compose
  • Initial configuration and environment setup
  • Verification steps to confirm a successful deployment
  • Troubleshooting common issues

What is Kestra?

Kestra is an open-source workflow orchestration and scheduling platform that helps you build, run, schedule, and monitor complex data and automation pipelines all from a visual UI or YAML-based configuration.

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This article was originally published on Vultr Docs and went through multiple review cycles with the Vultr DevRel team.

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