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Procfiles and `.aptible.yml`
To provide a Procfile or a .aptible.yml
when using Direct Docker Image Deploy, you need to include these files in your Docker image at a pre-defined location:
- The
Procfile
must be located at/.aptible/Procfile
. - The
.aptible.yml
must be located at/.aptible/.aptible.yml
.
Both of these files are optional. Review the documentation for Procfiles and .aptible.yml
for more information.
Creating a suitable Docker Image
Here is how you can create those files in your Dockerfile, assuming you have files named Procfile
and .aptible.yml
at the root of your Docker build context:
RUN mkdir /.aptible/
ADD Procfile /.aptible/Procfile
ADD .aptible.yml /.aptible/.aptible.yml
Note that if you are using docker build .
to build your image, then the build context is the current directory.
Alternatives
Aptible also supports providing these files through a Companion Git Repository.
However, this approach is much less convenient, so we strongly recommend including the files in the Docker image instead.