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How to set the root application directory?

Posted on September 22, 2014

I have created my first droplet, but I don’t know how to set the root application directory? I tried to create a folder for my app name in /home/dokku/app_name Then, I did cd app_name and then git init Then I added a remote repo:

git remote add dokku root@do.mydomain.com:app_name

But, when try to push I get error:

fatal: 'app_name' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

How to configure this? How to set the root application directory?



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You don’t have to create any directory on the host. Remove any folders or files you created.

When you run git push dokku <branch> dokku will automatically create the directories and files needed.

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