Docling Serve
Running Docling as an API service for document processing and conversion with AI-powered capabilities.
Deploy Docling Serve on Dokploy
- Install Dokploy on your server if you haven't already.
- In your Dokploy panel, open a project and click Create Service → Template.
- Search for Docling Serve and click Create — Dokploy configures domains, environment variables, and volumes for you.
Alternatively, create a Compose service, go to Advanced → Import from Base64, and paste this payload:
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Configuration
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