Deploy Docker Containers to Multiple Servers
One control plane, every server
Past the second server, hand-run deploys stop scaling: an SSH session per host, a pull-and-restart script that half the team has a slightly different copy of, and no record of what went where. The tooling gap is real — most deployment tools assume either one host or a full cluster.
BridgePort treats a set of plain Docker servers as a fleet. A service is defined once — image, tag, env, health checks, optional Compose template — and deployed to any number of servers as tracked deployments. Rollouts happen from one place, with health gates, rollback, and an audit trail.
How it works
Connect your servers
Add each server over SSH (keys stored encrypted) or the Docker socket. Container discovery imports whatever is already running, so existing hosts come under management without downtime.
Define services once
A service template holds the image and tag filter, base env, health checks, and an optional Docker Compose template. The image catalog tracks available tags across your registries.
Deploy to any number of servers
Each deployment pins the template to a server with its own container name and env overrides. Roll out sequentially or in parallel, straight from the UI, CLI, or API.
Coordinate multi-service rollouts
Deployment plans order services by dependency, gate each step on health checks, and automatically roll back on failure — one click or one webhook for the whole release.
What you get
Central image catalog
Every service is backed by a container image entity with tag filters and digest tracking, so "what version is where" is a query, not archaeology.
Container images →One template, many servers
Service templates with per-server deployments keep config DRY while allowing per-host overrides where they belong.
Services guide →Health-gated plans with rollback
Dependency-ordered multi-service rollouts that stop and roll back automatically when a health check fails.
Deployment plans →CI/CD triggers
HMAC-signed incoming webhooks deploy a service — or every service running an image — the moment CI pushes a new tag.
Webhooks →Docker Compose compatible
Services can carry Compose templates that BridgePort renders per deployment and ships to each server.
vs Docker Compose →Audit trail
Every deploy records who, what, and where — sensitive operations are audit-logged across the board.
Users & roles →Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install anything on my servers?
No. Servers are managed over SSH or the Docker socket. An optional lightweight Go agent adds real-time metrics push, and BridgePort can deploy it for you when you want it.
How do I deploy the same service to many servers at once?
Define the service once and add a deployment per server. The rollout strategy — sequential or parallel — is set on the service, and deployment plans coordinate multiple services across the fleet.
What happens when a deployment fails halfway?
Within a deployment plan, a failed health gate stops the rollout and automatically rolls back to the previous version. Outside plans, per-service health checks and status make the failure visible immediately.
Do I need Kubernetes for multi-server Docker deployments?
No. Kubernetes solves scheduling and autoscaling across a cluster. If your servers are long-lived and you decide what runs where, a control plane over plain Docker hosts covers deployment, rollback, and monitoring with far less machinery.