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Open DigitalOcean deploy

App Platform deploy from the public repository with Manifest and a Dev PostgreSQL database.

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Overview

DigitalOcean App Platform can create a Manifest app from the public repository template. The template uses the public Manifest Docker image and provisions a Dev PostgreSQL database.

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Prerequisites

  • A DigitalOcean account with billing enabled.
  • Access to App Platform in the selected region.
  • A private DigitalOcean Space and an access key pair for it, for request logs.
This stack creates paid resources, including an App Platform service and Dev PostgreSQL database.

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Deploy

  1. Open the DigitalOcean deploy link.
  2. Review the app spec.
  3. Generate two separate secret values:
  1. Paste one value into BETTER_AUTH_SECRET.
  2. Paste the other value into MANIFEST_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
  3. Fill in the recording storage secrets with your Space’s settings: REQUEST_RECORDING_S3_BUCKET, REQUEST_RECORDING_S3_ENDPOINT, REQUEST_RECORDING_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID, and REQUEST_RECORDING_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY. The region defaults to us-east-1, which DigitalOcean Spaces accepts as a signing region.
  4. Create the app.
DigitalOcean reads .do/deploy.template.yaml from the Manifest repository. The template includes the Manifest service and a Dev PostgreSQL database.

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Open Manifest

After App Platform finishes deploying, open the app URL and create the first account. Fresh installs redirect to /setup; the first account you create becomes the admin. Verify the deployment:

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Notes

  • App Platform has no persistent volumes, so request logs write to your DigitalOcean Space over S3.
  • The template appends uselibpqcompat=true to DigitalOcean’s PostgreSQL URL so Node pg handles the platform’s sslmode=require connection string correctly.
  • Upgrade the Dev Database to a managed database for production data.
  • Use a custom domain before configuring production OAuth callbacks.
Relevant DigitalOcean docs: