Documentation
Cipi Documentation
Full technical documentation for Cipi — the Laravel-first open-source deploy CLI. Choose a chapter below to get started.
Getting Started
Installation, requirements, quick start, tech stack, and app structure for Cipi.
Cipi Agent
Laravel cipi/agent package — webhooks, health, in-app MCP, anonymizer, security model.
Apps
Create, manage, suspend, and configure Laravel apps — including Octane, Reverb, and clones — plus Node apps (SPA, static, blue/green SSR) and custom applications.
Deploy & CI/CD
Zero-downtime deployments, the deploy audit ledger, pre-deploy DB snapshots, cipi.yml, Git integration, CI/CD pipelines, notifications, and preview environments.
Infrastructure
PHP, Node runtimes, databases, SSL (incl. DNS-01), redirects and reverse proxy prefixes, Horizon, healthchecks, system monitor, backups, workers, firewall, CrowdSec, Cloudflare Zero Trust, integrity scanning, compliance evidence, and server management.
CLI Client
Manage one or more Cipi servers remotely from your local terminal. Apps, databases, SSL, deploys, multi-server profiles, global status overview, and shell completion — all via the REST API.
Advanced
cipi/api 1.31 REST + MCP + Swagger, server sync, vault, SMTP and chat alert channels, log retention, and advanced config.
About Cipi
History, security model, design decisions, and comparison with alternatives.
