Towbar blog - Towbar

The Towbar blog explains the design and operational decisions behind the product. Reference documentation remains the source for exact configuration and supported behavior; posts provide context, tradeoffs, and migration advice.

Towbar v2: Git is the deployment contract

Why v2 keeps workload configuration in repositories while the control plane owns credentials, execution, and operational history.

Migrating from Coolify

A reversible workload-by-workload migration plan with explicit data and rollback boundaries.

Migrating from Dokploy

Map applications, Compose projects, domains, variables, and databases into Towbar.

For release-specific changes, read the changelog. For exact configuration, use the Guides, Self-hosting, and Reference sections.

Last modified on September 22, 2026