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xCloud Docker Deploy

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Get a Docker project ready for xCloud with confirmation-gated file edits and port fixes.

What it does

Inspects a project, detects its stack, then rewrites docker-compose.yml, Dockerfile, and GitHub Actions workflows so images ship from a public registry to xCloud. Rewrites host port 80/443 mappings (e.g., 80:80 → 3080:80) and removes Caddy/Traefik/nginx-proxy services that conflict with xCloud's built-in reverse proxy. Every file edit, production recommendation, and live API step runs only after explicit user confirmation, with a separate consent gate for xCloud API tokens.

When to use it

  • Migrating an existing docker-compose.yml app to xCloud's git-push deployment
  • Fixing Caddy or Traefik conflicts when porting a multi-service stack
  • Generating a GHCR build workflow for a Next.js, Python, or Go project
  • Setting up a matrix build for a multi-service monorepo (frontend + backend + worker)

The skill document

xCloud Docker Deploy v1.4.1

Version ClawHub xCloud API License

Built for xCloud Custom Docker deployments by Asif2BD · GitHub · Latest Release · xCloud Agent Skills

Start Here

This is a deployment-preparation skill. Before it inspects a project, edits files, recommends production changes, asks for API tokens, or routes to live xCloud API skills, the agent must confirm the exact action with the user.

Use this safe opening:

I can do read-only analysis first, or I can generate deployment files after your confirmation. I will not push, deploy, collect tokens, or call live xCloud APIs unless you explicitly approve that exact step.

Use normal human language. Ask:

This is my project. I want to deploy it on xCloud. Please inspect it, decide whether it should use xCloud native deployment or Docker, generate the proper Dockerfile, Docker image workflow, docker-compose.yml, .env.example, and give me the exact xCloud deployment steps.

If you already have a compose file, ask:

Please make this docker-compose.yml work on xCloud. Fix anything xCloud does not support, especially Docker build steps, proxy services, and host ports 80/443.

The agent should then:

  1. Ask whether to perform read-only analysis or generate files.
  2. Detect the stack after the user confirms project inspection.
  3. Choose native xCloud deployment or Custom Docker.
  4. Generate or fix Docker files only after explicit confirmation.
  5. Explain the exact xCloud UI/API steps in simple language.
  6. Before any production-impacting step, recommend a branch, backup, and staging/test deployment.

xCloud port-safety notice: final compose output must never bind host port 80 or 443. If an app listens on container port 80, use 3080:80 and set xCloud's exposed/primary port to 3080.

Adapt any docker-compose.yml to work with xCloud — a git-push Docker deployment platform.

How xCloud Works

git push → xCloud runs: docker-compose pull && docker-compose up -d

xCloud never runs docker build. Images must be pre-built in a public registry. SSL, reverse proxy, and domain routing are handled by xCloud — your stack must not duplicate them.

Read references/xcloud-constraints.md for the full ruleset before making changes.

Current xCloud API + Agent Skills Context

xCloud now publishes API-backed agent skills for operational work:

Official skillOwns
xcloud:serversServers, PHP, databases, cron, firewall/fail2ban, sudo users, WordPress provisioning
xcloud:sitesSite lifecycle, status, backups, domains, cache, SSH, site cron, git
xcloud:wordpressWordPress plugins, themes, updates, debug, magic login, vulnerabilities, PageSpeed
xcloud:sslSSL certificates: view, install, renew, status, delete
xcloud:accountCurrent user, API tokens, Cloudflare integrations, blueprints, health

Use this skill for project detection, Dockerfile/compose generation, GHCR CI, and xCloud Custom Docker readiness. Use the official API skills when the user asks to inspect or mutate live xCloud resources.

API Token Flow

This Docker deploy skill can work alongside the official xCloud API skills when those skills/tools are available. If a task needs live xCloud data or live actions:

  1. Ask whether the user wants live xCloud API help.
  2. State the exact live operation before requesting a token, such as "list servers" or "read deployment logs".
  3. Ask for a least-privilege, short-lived token where possible.
  4. If no token is available, ask the user to provide or configure a private XCLOUD_API_TOKEN.
  5. Never print, store, log, reuse, or commit the token. Use it only for the approved action.
  6. Use the official xCloud API skills for live operations:
    • xcloud:servers for server capacity, PHP, databases, cron, firewall, sudo users, WordPress provisioning
    • xcloud:sites for site status, domains, backups, cache, SSH, git, deployment logs
    • xcloud:wordpress for WordPress plugins, themes, updates, debug, magic login, vulnerabilities, PageSpeed
    • xcloud:ssl for certificates
    • xcloud:account for current user, API tokens, Cloudflare integrations, blueprints, health
  7. Keep Docker generation local and deterministic; use the API only for live xCloud account/server/site actions.

Production Safety Gate

Before recommending git push, deployment webhooks, migration commands, cache clears, DNS changes, SSL changes, or live API actions:

  1. Confirm the target environment: staging or production.
  2. Ask whether a backup exists for production sites/databases.
  3. Prefer a feature branch or pull request for generated files.
  4. Show the generated Dockerfile, compose file, workflow, and environment variable list before the user applies them.
  5. Do not trigger deployment webhooks or live API mutations without a separate final confirmation.

Phase 0 — Detect Project Type First

Before anything else, scan the project directory for these files:

Read DETECT.md for full detection rules. Quick routing:

Found in projectStackAction
wp-config.php or wp-content/WordPressRead references/xcloud-native-wordpress.md
composer.json + artisanLaravelRead references/xcloud-native-laravel.md
package.json + next.config.*Next.jsDocker path → use dockerfiles/nextjs.Dockerfile + compose-templates/nextjs-postgres.yml
package.json (no framework config)Node.jsRead references/xcloud-native-nodejs.md
composer.json (no artisan)PHPRead references/xcloud-native-php.md
requirements.txt or pyproject.tomlPythonDocker path → use dockerfiles/python-fastapi.Dockerfile
go.modGoDocker path — generate Dockerfile manually
docker-compose.yml existsExisting DockerProceed to Step 1 below
Dockerfile (no compose)Build-from-sourceGenerate compose → Scenario A below

See references/xcloud-deploy-paths.md for the Native vs Docker decision guide.


Step 1 — Detect Which Scenarios Apply

Inspect the provided docker-compose.yml:

SignalScenario
build: or build: context: .A — Build-from-source
Caddy / Traefik / nginx-proxy serviceB — Proxy conflict
Multiple ports: across servicesB — Multi-port
Host port 80 or 443 in any ports: mappingB — xCloud reserved port conflict
./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/... volume mountB — External config
Multiple services each with build:C — Multi-service build
image: some-public-image, single portAlready compatible — verify port + env vars

A compose file can trigger multiple scenarios simultaneously (handle A first, then B).


Scenario A — Build-from-Source

Read references/scenario-build-source.md for full details.

What to do:

  1. Remove build: directive from compose
  2. Replace image: with ghcr.io/OWNER/REPO:latest
  3. Generate .github/workflows/docker-build.yml using assets/github-actions-build.yml template
  4. Generate .env.example from all ${VAR} references

Deliverables:

  • Modified docker-compose.yml
  • .github/workflows/docker-build.yml
  • .env.example
  • xCloud Deploy Steps (see Output Format)

Scenario B — Proxy Conflict / Multi-Port / External Config

Read references/scenario-proxy-conflict.md for full details.

What to do:

  1. Remove Caddy/Traefik/nginx-proxy service entirely
  2. Remove SSL labels and multi-port ports: from app services (replace with expose:)
  3. Add nginx-router service with inline config via configs: block
  4. Expose single port (default: 3080) for xCloud to proxy

Deliverables:

  • Modified docker-compose.yml with nginx-router + configs: block
  • .env.example
  • xCloud Deploy Steps

Scenario C — Multi-Service Build

Read references/scenario-multi-service-build.md for full details.

When multiple services have build: directives (separate frontend + backend + worker):

What to do:

  1. For each service with build:, create a separate GHCR image path
  2. Generate a matrix GitHub Actions workflow that builds all images in parallel
  3. Update compose to use all GHCR image references

Deliverables:

  • Modified docker-compose.yml (all build: removed)
  • .github/workflows/docker-build.yml (matrix strategy)
  • .env.example

Output Format

Always produce complete, copy-paste-ready output:

## Modified docker-compose.yml
[full file]

## .github/workflows/docker-build.yml  (Scenario A/C only)
[full file]

## .env.example
[full file]

## xCloud Deploy Steps
1. Push repo to GitHub
2. (Scenario A/C) Wait for GitHub Actions to build image — check Actions tab
3. Server → New Site → Custom Docker → connect repo
4. Exposed port: [PORT]
5. Env vars to add: [list from .env.example]
6. Deploy

Rules

  • Never include build: in the final compose — xCloud silently ignores it
  • Never bind host port 80 or 443 in final compose — xCloud's Nginx/SSL layer already owns them
  • If the app listens on container port 80, output 3080:80 and tell xCloud to use exposed/primary port 3080
  • If you see 80:80, treat it as invalid for xCloud and rewrite it to 3080:80
  • Never expose database ports to host (remove "5432:5432" — use expose: internally)
  • Never include Caddy, Traefik, nginx-proxy, or Let's Encrypt config
  • Always preserve environment:, volumes:, healthcheck:, worker/sidecar services
  • Always use expose: (internal) not ports: (host) for services behind nginx-router
  • Always report the xCloud exposed/primary port as the host-side port from the single allowed web mapping
  • WebSockets? Add upgrade headers to nginx config (see proxy-conflict reference)
  • configs.content: inline syntax requires Docker Compose v2.23+ — use heredoc command: alternative if uncertain

Port Normalization

xCloud receives public traffic on 80/443 through its own Nginx and SSL layer. Docker compose should expose one high host port for xCloud to proxy into:

User → xCloud Nginx 80/443 → Docker host port >=1024 → container port

Normalize ports before final output:

Original mappingFinal xCloud mappingxCloud exposed/primary port
80:803080:803080
443:443removen/a
8080:80prefer 3080:80 unless user explicitly requires 80803080
3000:3000allowed3000
8000:8000allowed8000

Final validation: no ports: mapping may start with 80: or 443:.


Examples

See examples/ for ready-made transformations:

  • examples/rybbit-analytics.md — Caddy + multi-port app (Scenario B)
  • examples/custom-app-dockerfile.md — build-from-source (Scenario A)
  • examples/fullstack-monorepo.md — multi-service build (Scenario C)

Questions people ask

Will it edit files or deploy without asking?
No. Every inspection, file change, production recommendation, and API token request requires explicit user confirmation before it runs; a separate final confirmation is required for production-impacting steps.
Does it run docker build on the xCloud server?
No. xCloud never runs docker build. The skill generates GitHub Actions workflows that publish images to GHCR, then xCloud pulls them via docker-compose up.
Can it touch live xCloud servers or sites?
Only through the official xcloud:* API skills (servers, sites, wordpress, ssl, account), and only after a separate explicit token-consent step with a least-privilege, short-lived token.

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