Coolify API Skill

Comprehensive management of Coolify deployments, applications, databases, services, and infrastructure via the Coolify API.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user needs to:

•Deploy applications to Coolify
•Manage application lifecycle (start, stop, restart)
•View application logs
•Create and manage databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
•Deploy Docker Compose services
•Manage servers and infrastructure
•Configure environment variables
•Trigger and monitor deployments
•Manage GitHub App integrations
•Configure SSH private keys

Prerequisites

•
Coolify API Token — Generate from Coolify dashboard:
- •Navigate to Keys & Tokens → API tokens
- •Create token with appropriate permissions (read, write, deploy)
- •Set COOLIFY_TOKEN environment variable
•
bash, curl, jq — Required for running bash scripts
•
API Access — Coolify Cloud (app.coolify.io) or self-hosted instance

Quick Start

Basic Commands

bash

# List all applications
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications list

# Get application details
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications get --uuid abc-123

# Deploy an application
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123 --force

# View application logs
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications logs --uuid abc-123

# Restart an application
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications restart --uuid abc-123

Applications

List Applications

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications list

Output:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "uuid": "abc-123",
      "name": "my-app",
      "status": "running",
      "fqdn": "https://app.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

Get Application Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications get --uuid abc-123

Application Lifecycle

bash

# Start
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications start --uuid abc-123

# Stop
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications stop --uuid abc-123

# Restart
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications restart --uuid abc-123

View Logs

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications logs --uuid abc-123

Environment Variables

bash

# List environment variables
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs list --uuid abc-123

# Create environment variable
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs create \
  --uuid abc-123 \
  --key DATABASE_URL \
  --value "postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db" \
  --is-runtime true \
  --is-buildtime false

# Update environment variable
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs update \
  --uuid abc-123 \
  --env-uuid env-456 \
  --value "new-value"

# Bulk update environment variables
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs bulk-update \
  --uuid abc-123 \
  --json '{"DATABASE_URL":"postgres://...","API_KEY":"..."}'

# Delete environment variable
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs delete \
  --uuid abc-123 \
  --env-uuid env-456

Create Applications

bash

# Public Git repository
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-public \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --git-repository "https://github.com/user/repo" \
  --git-branch main \
  --name "My App"

# Private GitHub App
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-private-github-app \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --github-app-uuid gh-789 \
  --git-repository "user/repo" \
  --git-branch main

# Dockerfile
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-dockerfile \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --dockerfile-location "./Dockerfile" \
  --name "My Docker App"

# Docker Image
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-dockerimage \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --docker-image "nginx:latest" \
  --name "Nginx"

# Docker Compose
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-dockercompose \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --docker-compose-location "./docker-compose.yml"

Databases

List Databases

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases list

Get Database Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases get --uuid db-123

Database Lifecycle

bash

# Start
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases start --uuid db-123

# Stop
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases stop --uuid db-123

# Restart
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases restart --uuid db-123

# Delete
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases delete --uuid db-123

Create Databases

bash

# PostgreSQL
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-postgresql \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-postgres" \
  --postgres-user admin \
  --postgres-password secret \
  --postgres-db myapp

# MySQL
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-mysql \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-mysql"

# MariaDB
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-mariadb \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-mariadb"

# MongoDB
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-mongodb \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-mongo"

# Redis
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-redis \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-redis"

# KeyDB
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-keydb \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-keydb"

# ClickHouse
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-clickhouse \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-clickhouse"

# Dragonfly
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-dragonfly \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "my-dragonfly"

Backups

bash

# List backup configurations
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups list --uuid db-123

# Create backup configuration
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups create \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --frequency "0 2 * * *" \
  --enabled true

# Get backup details
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups get \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --backup-uuid backup-456

# Update backup
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups update \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --backup-uuid backup-456 \
  --frequency "0 3 * * *"

# Trigger manual backup
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups trigger \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --backup-uuid backup-456

# List backup executions
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups executions \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --backup-uuid backup-456

# Delete backup configuration
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups delete \
  --uuid db-123 \
  --backup-uuid backup-456

Services (Docker Compose)

List Services

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services list

Get Service Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services get --uuid service-123

Service Lifecycle

bash

# Start
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services start --uuid service-123

# Stop
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services stop --uuid service-123

# Restart
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services restart --uuid service-123

# Delete
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services delete --uuid service-123

Create Service

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services create \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "My Service" \
  --docker-compose '{"version":"3.8","services":{"web":{"image":"nginx"}}}'

Environment Variables

bash

# List
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services envs list --uuid service-123

# Create
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services envs create \
  --uuid service-123 \
  --key API_KEY \
  --value "secret"

# Update
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services envs update \
  --uuid service-123 \
  --env-uuid env-456 \
  --value "new-secret"

# Bulk update
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services envs bulk-update \
  --uuid service-123 \
  --json '{"API_KEY":"secret","DB_HOST":"localhost"}'

# Delete
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify services envs delete \
  --uuid service-123 \
  --env-uuid env-456

Deployments

Deploy Application

bash

# Deploy by UUID
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123

# Force rebuild
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123 --force

# Deploy by tag
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --tag production

# Instant deploy (skip queue)
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123 --instant-deploy

List Deployments

bash

# List all running deployments
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments list

# List deployments for specific application
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments list-for-app --uuid abc-123

Get Deployment Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments get --uuid deploy-456

Cancel Deployment

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments cancel --uuid deploy-456

Servers

List Servers

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers list

Get Server Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers get --uuid server-123

Create Server

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers create \
  --name "Production Server" \
  --ip "192.168.1.100" \
  --port 22 \
  --user root \
  --private-key-uuid key-456

Update Server

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers update \
  --uuid server-123 \
  --name "Updated Name" \
  --description "Production environment"

Validate Server

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers validate --uuid server-123

Get Server Resources

bash

# List all resources on server
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers resources --uuid server-123

# Get domains configured on server
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers domains --uuid server-123

Delete Server

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers delete --uuid server-123

Projects

List Projects

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects list

Get Project Details

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects get --uuid proj-123

Create Project

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects create \
  --name "My Project" \
  --description "Production project"

Update Project

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects update \
  --uuid proj-123 \
  --name "Updated Name"

Delete Project

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects delete --uuid proj-123

Environments

bash

# List environments
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects environments list --uuid proj-123

# Create environment
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects environments create \
  --uuid proj-123 \
  --name "staging"

# Get environment details
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects environments get \
  --uuid proj-123 \
  --environment staging

# Delete environment
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify projects environments delete \
  --uuid proj-123 \
  --environment staging

Teams

List Teams

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify teams list

Get Current Team

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify teams current

Get Team Members

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify teams members

Get Team by ID

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify teams get --id 1

Security (Private Keys)

List Private Keys

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify security keys list

Get Private Key

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify security keys get --uuid key-123

Create Private Key

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify security keys create \
  --name "Production Key" \
  --description "SSH key for production servers" \
  --private-key "$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)"

Update Private Key

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify security keys update \
  --uuid key-123 \
  --name "Updated Key Name"

Delete Private Key

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify security keys delete --uuid key-123

GitHub Apps

List GitHub Apps

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps list

Get GitHub App

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps get --uuid gh-123

Create GitHub App

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps create \
  --name "My GitHub App" \
  --app-id 123456 \
  --installation-id 789012 \
  --private-key "$(cat github-app-key.pem)"

Update GitHub App

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps update \
  --uuid gh-123 \
  --name "Updated App Name"

Delete GitHub App

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps delete --uuid gh-123

List Repositories

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps repos --uuid gh-123

List Branches

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify github-apps branches \
  --uuid gh-123 \
  --owner myorg \
  --repo myrepo

Common Use Cases

Deploy a New Application

•
List available servers:
bash
```
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify servers list
```

•

Create application:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications create-public \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --git-repository "https://github.com/user/repo" \
  --git-branch main \
  --name "My App"

•

Configure environment variables:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs create \
  --uuid <new-app-uuid> \
  --key DATABASE_URL \
  --value "postgres://..." \
  --is-runtime true

•

Deploy:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid <new-app-uuid>

Set Up Database with Backups

•

Create database:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases create-postgresql \
  --project-uuid proj-123 \
  --server-uuid server-456 \
  --name "production-db"

•

Configure daily backups:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups create \
  --uuid <db-uuid> \
  --frequency "0 2 * * *" \
  --enabled true

•

Trigger manual backup:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify databases backups trigger \
  --uuid <db-uuid> \
  --backup-uuid <backup-uuid>

Monitor Application Health

•

Check application status:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications get --uuid abc-123

•

View recent logs:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications logs --uuid abc-123

•

List recent deployments:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments list-for-app --uuid abc-123

Troubleshooting

"API token not configured"

Cause: COOLIFY_TOKEN environment variable not set.

Solution:

bash

export COOLIFY_TOKEN="your-token-here"

Or configure in ThinkFleet config at ~/.thinkfleet/thinkfleet.json:

json

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "coolify": {
        "apiKey": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

"Rate limit exceeded"

Cause: Too many API requests in a short time.

Solution: The client automatically retries with exponential backoff. Wait for the retry or reduce request frequency.

"Application not found"

Cause: Invalid or non-existent UUID.

Solution:

bash

# List all applications to find correct UUID
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications list

"connect ECONNREFUSED"

Cause: Cannot connect to Coolify API.

Solution for self-hosted:

bash

# Set custom API URL
export COOLIFY_API_URL="https://your-coolify.example.com/api/v1"

Solution for cloud: Verify internet connection and that app.coolify.io is accessible.

"Deployment failed"

Cause: Build or deployment error.

Solution:

•

Check deployment logs:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deployments get --uuid deploy-456

•

Check application logs:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications logs --uuid abc-123

•

Verify environment variables are correct:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs list --uuid abc-123

Node.js Not Found

Cause: Node.js not installed or not in PATH.

Solution:

bash

# macOS (via Homebrew)
brew install node

# Verify installation
node --version

Output Format

All commands return structured JSON:

Success Response

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": { ... },
  "count": 42
}

Error Response

json

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "type": "APIError",
    "message": "Application not found",
    "hint": "Use 'applications list' to find valid UUIDs"
  }
}

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`COOLIFY_TOKEN`	Yes	—	API token from Coolify dashboard
`COOLIFY_API_URL`	No	`https://app.coolify.io/api/v1`	API base URL (for self-hosted)

Self-Hosted Coolify

For self-hosted instances, set the API URL:

bash

export COOLIFY_API_URL="https://coolify.example.com/api/v1"
export COOLIFY_TOKEN="your-token-here"

Additional Resources

•Coolify Documentation: https://coolify.io/docs/
•API Reference: See {baseDir}/references/API.md
•GitHub: https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify
•Discord: https://coollabs.io/discord

Edge Cases and Best Practices

UUID vs Name

Most commands require UUIDs, not names. Always use list commands first to find UUIDs:

bash

# Bad: Using name (will fail)
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications get --uuid "my-app"

# Good: Using UUID
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications list  # Find UUID first
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications get --uuid abc-123

Force Deployments

Use --force flag carefully as it rebuilds from scratch:

bash

# Normal deployment (uses cache)
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123

# Force rebuild (slower, but ensures clean build)
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify deploy --uuid abc-123 --force

Environment Variable Updates

After updating environment variables, restart the application:

bash

# Update env var
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications envs update \
  --uuid abc-123 \
  --env-uuid env-456 \
  --value "new-value"

# Restart to apply changes
{baseDir}/scripts/coolify applications restart --uuid abc-123

Backup Frequency

Use cron expressions for backup schedules:

Expression	Description
`0 2 * * *`	Daily at 2 AM
`0 /6 * *`	Every 6 hours
`0 0 * * 0`	Weekly on Sunday at midnight
`0 0 1 * *`	Monthly on 1st at midnight

Summary

This skill provides complete access to Coolify's API across:

•Applications — Deployment, lifecycle, logs, environment variables
•Databases — 8 database types, backups, lifecycle management
•Services — Docker Compose orchestration
•Deployments — Trigger, monitor, cancel
•Servers — Infrastructure management and validation
•Projects — Organization and environment management
•Teams — Access control and collaboration
•Security — SSH key management
•GitHub Apps — Repository integration

All operations return structured JSON for easy agent consumption.