README.md

Loading Appsmith

Appsmith low-code platform deployment for the Loading Technology stack.

Quick Start

# Copy environment template
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your admin email and encryption keys

# Start the container
docker compose up -d

# Check health
docker compose ps
docker inspect loading-appsmith --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}'

URL

https://appsmith.loadingtechnology.app

Deployment

Deployment is fully automated via GitHub Actions:

1. Push changes to main branch
2. CI pipeline validates docker-compose.yml and checks for leaked secrets
3. CD pipeline deploys to DigitalOcean droplet 157.245.148.63
4. Health check confirms container is running

Required GitHub Secrets

Secret	Purpose
SSH_PRIVATE_KEY	SSH key for droplet access (shared across services)
APPSMITH_ADMIN_EMAILS	Admin email(s) for initial setup
APPSMITH_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD	Encryption key (16 hex chars)
APPSMITH_ENCRYPTION_SALT	Encryption salt (16 hex chars)

Architecture

See architecture.md for detailed architecture documentation.

Related Services

• nginx-reverse-proxy — Routes traffic to Appsmith and other services
• dev-standards — Shared infrastructure conventions