> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.controlplane.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# 2. Deploy Your Own Application
> Containerize your own application, push it to the Control Plane private image registry, and deploy it as a workload.
## Overview
This quickstart guides you through building and deploying your own application to Control Plane. You'll containerize a sample Node.js application, push it to your org's private image registry on Control Plane, and deploy it as a workload.
**What you'll accomplish:**
* Install the Control Plane CLI
* Containerize a sample application using Buildpacks
* Push the image to your organization's private registry
* Deploy the application as a workload
## Prerequisites
* Completed [Quickstart 1](/quickstart/quick-start-1-deploy-workload) (or have an existing [org](/guides/create-org) with a GVC)
* [Docker](https://www.docker.com/get-started) installed and running
## Step 1: Install the CLI
The CLI is required to build and push images to your org's private registry in Control Plane.
```bash theme={null}
npm install -g @controlplane/cli
```
Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) version 18+ (an active LTS release is recommended).
```bash theme={null}
brew tap controlplane-com/cpln && brew install cpln
```
See the [Installation page](/cli-reference/installation#binary) to download the binary for your platform.
Verify the installation:
```bash theme={null}
cpln --version
```
## Step 2: Authenticate
Log in to Control Plane:
```bash theme={null}
cpln login
```
This opens your browser to authenticate. After successful login, set your default organization:
```bash theme={null}
cpln profile update default --org YOUR_ORG_NAME
```
## Step 3: Download the Sample Application
Download and extract the sample Node.js application:
Sample Application
Sample Application
Extract the archive and navigate to the directory:
```bash theme={null}
tar -xvf cpln_app.tgz && cd cpln_app
```
```powershell theme={null}
Expand-Archive cpln_app.zip && cd cpln_app
```
The application is a web app that displays runtime environment variables, including Control Plane-injected variables such as cloud provider and location.
## Step 4: Build and Push the Image
Build and push the image to Control Plane's private registry:
```bash theme={null}
cpln image build --name my-app:1.0 --push
```
The `cpln image build` command uses [Buildpacks](https://buildpacks.io) to automatically detect your application type and build the image. No Dockerfile is required. If your application has an existing Dockerfile, the command uses that instead.
The image is now available in your organization's private registry as `//image/my-app:1.0`.
## Step 5: Create the Workload
Click `Workloads` in the left menu, then click `New`.
1. Enter the name `my-app`
2. Select `quickstart-gvc` from the GVC dropdown
1. Click `Containers` in the left pane
2. Select `Control Plane` as the image source
3. In the select image dropdown, type `my-app` and select `my-app:1.0`
4. Under `Ports`, set Protocol to `http` and Number to `8080`
1. Click `Firewall` in the left pane
2. Click `Make Public`
3. Click `Create`
## Step 6: Access Your Application
The workload status changes to show `Ready` under Health after 1-2 minutes.
Under `Endpoints`, click the link next to `Canonical Endpoint`. Your application displays the Control Plane environment variables, including the location and provider.
## Step 5: Create the Workload
If you completed Quickstart 1, use the existing GVC:
```bash theme={null}
cpln workload create --name my-app \
--image //image/my-app:1.0 \
--gvc quickstart-gvc \
--port 8080 \
--public
```
The `//image/` prefix tells Control Plane to pull the image from your organization's private registry.
## Step 6: Access Your Application
Wait for the workload to become ready:
```bash theme={null}
cpln workload get my-app --gvc quickstart-gvc
```
Once ready, open the application:
```bash theme={null}
cpln workload open my-app --gvc quickstart-gvc
```
## Step 5: Define the Workload
Add to your existing `main.tf` from Quickstart 1:
```hcl theme={null}
resource "cpln_workload" "my_app" {
gvc = cpln_gvc.quickstart.name
name = "my-app"
type = "standard"
container {
name = "main"
image = "/org/YOUR_ORG_NAME/image/my-app:1.0"
cpu = "50m"
memory = "128Mi"
ports {
protocol = "http"
number = 8080
}
}
options {
capacity_ai = true
timeout_seconds = 5
autoscaling {
metric = "disabled"
target = 95
min_scale = 1
max_scale = 1
}
}
firewall_spec {
external {
inbound_allow_cidr = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
}
}
}
output "my_app_endpoint" {
value = cpln_workload.my_app.status[0].canonical_endpoint
}
```
Replace `YOUR_ORG_NAME` with your organization name. The full image path is required for Terraform.
Apply the configuration:
```bash theme={null}
terraform apply
```
## Step 6: Access Your Application
Open the endpoint URL from the Terraform output:
```bash theme={null}
terraform output
```
## Step 5: Define the Workload
Add to your existing Pulumi project from Quickstart 1:
```typescript theme={null}
// My App workload
const myApp = new cpln.Workload("my-app", {
gvc: gvc.name,
name: "my-app",
type: "standard",
containers: [
{
name: "main",
image: "/org/YOUR_ORG_NAME/image/my-app:1.0",
cpu: "50m",
memory: "128Mi",
ports: [{ protocol: "http", number: 8080 }],
},
],
options: {
capacityAi: true,
timeoutSeconds: 5,
autoscaling: {
metric: "disabled",
target: 95,
minScale: 1,
maxScale: 1,
},
},
firewallSpec: {
external: {
inboundAllowCidrs: ["0.0.0.0/0"],
},
},
});
export const myAppEndpoint = myApp.statuses.apply(
(s) => s?.[0]?.canonicalEndpoint ?? "pending"
);
```
```python theme={null}
# My App workload
my_app = cpln.Workload("my-app",
gvc=gvc.name,
name="my-app",
type="standard",
containers=[cpln.WorkloadContainerArgs(
name="main",
image="/org/YOUR_ORG_NAME/image/my-app:1.0",
cpu="50m",
memory="128Mi",
ports=[cpln.WorkloadContainerPortArgs(
protocol="http",
number=8080,
)],
)],
options=cpln.WorkloadOptionsArgs(
capacity_ai=True,
timeout_seconds=5,
autoscaling=cpln.WorkloadOptionsAutoscalingArgs(
metric="disabled",
target=95,
min_scale=1,
max_scale=1,
),
),
firewall_spec=cpln.WorkloadFirewallSpecArgs(
external=cpln.WorkloadFirewallSpecExternalArgs(
inbound_allow_cidrs=["0.0.0.0/0"],
),
))
pulumi.export("my_app_endpoint", my_app.statuses[0].canonical_endpoint)
```
```go theme={null}
// My App workload
myApp, err := cpln.NewWorkload(ctx, "my-app", &cpln.WorkloadArgs{
Gvc: gvc.Name,
Name: pulumi.String("my-app"),
Type: pulumi.String("standard"),
Containers: cpln.WorkloadContainerArray{
&cpln.WorkloadContainerArgs{
Name: pulumi.String("main"),
Image: pulumi.String("/org/YOUR_ORG_NAME/image/my-app:1.0"),
Cpu: pulumi.String("50m"),
Memory: pulumi.String("128Mi"),
Ports: cpln.WorkloadContainerPortArray{
&cpln.WorkloadContainerPortArgs{
Protocol: pulumi.String("http"),
Number: pulumi.Int(8080),
},
},
},
},
Options: &cpln.WorkloadOptionsArgs{
CapacityAi: pulumi.Bool(true),
TimeoutSeconds: pulumi.Int(5),
Autoscaling: &cpln.WorkloadOptionsAutoscalingArgs{
Metric: pulumi.String("disabled"),
Target: pulumi.Int(95),
MinScale: pulumi.Int(1),
MaxScale: pulumi.Int(1),
},
},
FirewallSpec: &cpln.WorkloadFirewallSpecArgs{
External: &cpln.WorkloadFirewallSpecExternalArgs{
InboundAllowCidrs: pulumi.StringArray{pulumi.String("0.0.0.0/0")},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
ctx.Export("my_app_endpoint", myApp.Statuses.Index(pulumi.Int(0)).CanonicalEndpoint())
```
```csharp theme={null}
// My App workload
var myApp = new Workload("my-app", new WorkloadArgs
{
Gvc = gvc.Name,
Name = "my-app",
Type = "standard",
Containers = new[]
{
new WorkloadContainerArgs
{
Name = "main",
Image = "/org/YOUR_ORG_NAME/image/my-app:1.0",
Cpu = "50m",
Memory = "128Mi",
Ports = new[]
{
new WorkloadContainerPortArgs
{
Protocol = "http",
Number = 8080
}
}
}
},
Options = new WorkloadOptionsArgs
{
CapacityAi = true,
TimeoutSeconds = 5,
Autoscaling = new WorkloadOptionsAutoscalingArgs
{
Metric = "disabled",
Target = 95,
MinScale = 1,
MaxScale = 1
}
},
FirewallSpec = new WorkloadFirewallSpecArgs
{
External = new WorkloadFirewallSpecExternalArgs
{
InboundAllowCidrs = new[] { "0.0.0.0/0" }
}
}
});
```
Add to your return dictionary:
```csharp theme={null}
["my_app_endpoint"] = myApp.Statuses.Apply(s => s[0].CanonicalEndpoint)
```
Replace `YOUR_ORG_NAME` with your organization name. The full image path is required for Pulumi.
Deploy the configuration:
```bash theme={null}
pulumi up
```
## Step 6: Access Your Application
Open the endpoint URL from the Pulumi output:
```bash theme={null}
pulumi stack output
```
## Updating Your Application
To deploy a new version, update your code and build with a new image tag:
```bash theme={null}
cpln image build --name my-app:1.1 --push
```
Then update your workload to use the new image:
Navigate to your workload, click `Containers`, select the new tag, and click `Update`.
```bash theme={null}
cpln workload update my-app --gvc quickstart-gvc --set spec.containers.my-app.image=//image/my-app:1.1
```
Update the `image` attribute in your Terraform configuration and run `terraform apply`.
Update the `image` property in your Pulumi code and run `pulumi up`.
## What You've Learned
* **Private registry** stores your images securely within your organization
* **Image references** use `//image/` prefix for CLI or full path for IaC tools
* **Buildpacks** automatically containerize your application without a Dockerfile
* **Environment variables** like `CPLN_LOCATION` and `CPLN_PROVIDER` are injected automatically
## Continue
Map your own domain to your workload for production-ready URLs.
## Clean Up
To delete just the `my-app` workload created in this quickstart:
Navigate to `Workloads`, select `my-app`, and from `Actions` click `Delete`.
```bash theme={null}
cpln workload delete my-app --gvc quickstart-gvc
```
Remove the `cpln_workload.my_app` resource from your `main.tf` and run:
```bash theme={null}
terraform apply
```
Remove the `my-app` workload from your code and run:
```bash theme={null}
pulumi up
```
To delete images, navigate to `Images` in the Console, select the image name, and from `Actions` click `Delete` to remove all tags. With the CLI, delete each tag individually: `cpln image delete my-app:1.0`.