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Docker-powered
WordPress,
automated.

Demyx automates and manages WordPress installations. Traefik for reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS. Sites powered by OpenLiteSpeed or NGINX-PHP with MariaDB.

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demyx — bash

Everything you need to run WordPress

A complete orchestration layer over Docker - from SSL termination to database management - with a single unified CLI.

Configure each app without touching compose files

Use demyx config domain.tld to toggle core services and runtime settings from a single CLI workflow.

Toggle cache, Redis, auth, and SSL in place
Switch PHP and stack settings per app
Regenerate app config safely with one command path

demyx config domain.tld

# Tune app services and runtime flags

$ demyx config domain.tld --cache=true --redis=true

$ demyx config domain.tld --php=8.4 --ssl=true

Refreshing compose.yml and .env ...

Recreating wp_domain and db_domain ... done

✓ Config updated with no manual YAML edits

demyx backup + restore

# Create app backup and roll back by date

$ demyx backup domain.tld

Backing up config and database ...

Creating archive: domain.tld_2026-05-12.tar.gz

$ demyx restore domain.tld --date=2026-05-12

Restoring .env, compose.yml, and SQL dump ... done

✓ Rollback completed with app credentials preserved

Back up fast, restore with confidence

Protect every site with demyx backup and recover quickly with demyx restore --date=YYYY-MM-DD when you need a clean rollback.

Full app backup workflow for day-to-day safety
Restore config-only or database-only when needed
Date-based rollback flow for safer deploys

Choose your web stack

Every site can run on NGINX-PHP or OpenLiteSpeed. Switch stacks without changing your domain or losing data. Demyx manages volumes, configs, and container restarts automatically.

NGINX + PHP-FPM for raw performance
OpenLiteSpeed with built-in caching
Per-site stack configuration

Stack comparison

NGINX-PHP

PHP-FPM · FastCGI cache · Custom nginx.conf per site

--stack=nginx-php

OpenLiteSpeed

LSPHP · LSCache · Admin panel · HTTP/3

--stack=ols

$ demyx run domain.tld --stack=ols

Managed Docker Images

Every image is purpose-built, continuously tested, and available on Docker Hub.

demyx/browsersync

Live-reload development proxy with CSS injection and multi-device sync.

demyx/code-server

VS Code in the browser — edit WordPress files from anywhere with a full IDE.

Core orchestration image — the CLI and management layer for all Demyx operations.

demyx/docker-socket-proxy

HAProxy-based filter for Docker socket access — limits API exposure for security.

Optimized MariaDB container with automated database provisioning per site.

NGINX with PHP-FPM and FastCGI cache, tuned for WordPress performance.

demyx/openlitespeed

OpenLiteSpeed with LSPHP, built-in LSCache, and admin panel support.

Secure SSH access container for direct file and shell management per site.

Reverse proxy with automatic Let's Encrypt TLS for all managed domains.

demyx/utilities

Shared helper utilities — cron jobs, health checks, and maintenance tasks.

demyx/wordpress

WordPress with WP-CLI, Composer, and Demyx tooling pre-installed.

Get started in minutes

Install Docker, clone Demyx, and have your first WordPress site running with HTTPS - all with a handful of commands.

quick install

# 1. Install Docker (if not already installed)

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

# 2. Clone and initialize Demyx

$ bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://demyx.sh/install)"

# 3. Configure your environment

$ demyx host edit

DEMYX_DOMAIN=yourdomain.com

DEMYX_EMAIL=you@yourdomain.com

# 4. Restart the stack

$ demyx host restart

# 5. Create your first WordPress site

$ demyx run domain.tld --ssl

✓ https://domain.tld is live

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