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Deploy AnythingMCP on DigitalOcean

Deploy AnythingMCP on a DigitalOcean Droplet with Docker Compose and automatic HTTPS. Quick setup for your MCP gateway.

Prerequisites

Create a Droplet

In the DigitalOcean console:

| Setting | Recommended | |---------|-------------| | Image | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | | Plan | Basic — 2 GB RAM / 1 vCPU (minimum) | | Region | Closest to your users | | Authentication | SSH key |

You can select the Docker image from the Marketplace to get Docker pre-installed, or install it manually:

ssh root@DROPLET_IP
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Configure DNS

Create an A record pointing to the Droplet IP:

| Type | Name | Value | |------|------|-------| | A | mcp (or @) | DROPLET_IP |

You can manage DNS in Networking > Domains on DigitalOcean or use your external DNS provider.

Deploy AnythingMCP

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp
bash setup.sh

The setup script handles everything:

  1. Generates .env with secure secrets
  2. Asks for your domain and configures Caddy for automatic SSL
  3. Starts all services via docker compose

Firewall

In Networking > Firewalls, create a Cloud Firewall:

| Port | Protocol | Description | |------|----------|-------------| | 22 | TCP | SSH | | 80 | TCP | HTTP (Caddy redirect) | | 443 | TCP | HTTPS |

Attach it to your Droplet.

Verify & Next Steps

Open https://mcp.example.com. Register your admin account — the first user becomes administrator.

Your MCP endpoint: https://mcp.example.com/mcp

# Update to latest version
git pull && docker compose up -d --build