January 6th, 2014 
Introduction
Dokku is an application deployment solution that can be used to easily launch code into a production environment. The result is that your application environment will be configured automatically and the necessary software will be installed and implemented.
Dokku adheres to the philosophy that application resources should be handled as separate components from the actual application. This creates a flexible relationship where resources or main application code can be swapped out easily without much additional configuration. Dokku handles outside resources through a plugin system.
In this guide, we will discuss how to utilize Dokku’s plugin system to extend the functionality of the project and link your application with the backends that it needs. We will also look into some other plugins that can help you monitor and manage your applications.
