Northflank documentation
Build, deploy and scale on the runtime platform for AI-native companies.
Everything you need to run services, jobs, databases, sandboxes and GPU workloads on Northflank, from the UI, API and CLI.
Getting started
Learn the basics and get up-and-running on Northflank within minutes by following walkthroughs to begin building and deploying your code.
How-to guides
Find out how to do anything on Northflank, from building from Git to deploying on your custom domain.
Run production workloads
Learn how to set up your DevOps workflow and confidently manage your production workloads on Northflank.
Migrate from Heroku
Migrate your services to Northflank from Heroku using our automated import feature, or manually transfer your Heroku applications to Northflank.
How to use this documentation
The Northflank docs are split into two areas: Documentation and API reference.
Documentation covers all you need to know about using the Northflank application. This includes explanations of high-level concepts, tutorials to get you up and running quickly and guides covering each individual feature on the platform.
The API reference contains details on all of the Northflank API endpoints, and explanations on how to make use of them via the HTTP API, command-line client or JavaScript library.
AI and agent ready
Get LLM-friendly, markdown-based documentation by either appending ".md" to the end of a URL:
https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/getting-started/introduction-to-northflank.mdOr by fetching the page with the "Accept: text/markdown" header:
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/getting-started/introduction-to-northflankOur llms.txt file can also be used for a full list of our documentation pages.
Skills for AI coding agents
Northflank Skills provide AI coding agents with Northflank-specific knowledge for deploying, operating, and automating workloads on the platform.
They help agents understand Northflank primitives such as services, jobs, add-ons, preview environments, release workflows, sandboxes, GPU workloads, templates, and the API/CLI.
Skills can be used with agentic coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to create, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot applications on Northflank using the right platform concepts and commands.
Explore Northflank Skills on GitHub
The Northflank platform and this documentation are under active development and are subject to change at any time. Feedback and questions can be directed to support@northflank.com.
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