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What you’ll need

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1. Create a Droplet

  1. Go to Create → Droplets
  2. Choose Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  3. Select the Basic plan — the $6/mo (1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM) size is sufficient for most deployments
  4. Choose a datacenter region close to your users
  5. Add your SSH key under Authentication
  6. Click Create Droplet

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2. SSH into the server

ssh root@YOUR_DROPLET_IP

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3. Install Docker

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

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4. Clone and start Fleet

git clone https://github.com/aayushxr/fleet.git
cd fleet
docker compose up -d
Fleet is now running on port 3000.

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5. Set up a firewall

ufw allow OpenSSH
ufw allow 80
ufw allow 443
ufw enable

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6. Point a domain (optional)

Create an A record in your DNS provider pointing your domain to the Droplet’s IP address.

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7. Add HTTPS with nginx + Certbot

apt install -y nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx
Create /etc/nginx/sites-available/fleet: 
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name fleet.yourdomain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/fleet /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx
Then obtain a free TLS certificate: 
certbot --nginx -d fleet.yourdomain.com
Certbot automatically edits your nginx config to enable HTTPS and sets up auto-renewal.

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Updating Fleet

cd fleet
git pull
docker compose up -d --build