Deploy DocuSeal on Northflank

DocuSeal is an open source document signing and form automation platform that lets teams create, send, and manage legally binding documents without relying on third-party SaaS providers. It’s commonly used for contracts, agreements, onboarding forms, and internal approvals.

With Northflank, you can deploy DocuSeal in minutes using the DocuSeal stack template. This prebuilt setup handles database provisioning, secure secrets, builds, and networking automatically, so you can focus on document workflows instead of infrastructure.

DocuSeal is a self-hosted alternative to hosted e-signature platforms, designed for teams that want full control over their documents and data. It provides a web interface and API for creating templates, collecting signatures, and tracking document status.

Because DocuSeal is open source, you can customize it to fit your workflow, integrate it into internal systems, or expose it to customers while keeping all document data within your own infrastructure.

The DocuSeal stack template provisions everything needed for a production-ready DocuSeal environment.

It includes:

• PostgreSQL addon for storing documents, signatures, users, and audit logs
• DocuSeal service built directly from the official GitHub repository
• Secure secret group for application secrets and database credentials

This setup follows production best practices while keeping the deployment simple and maintainable.

1. Create an account on Northflank
2. Click Deploy DocuSeal now
3. Click Deploy stack to build and run the DocuSeal template
4. Wait for the build and database to complete
5. Open the public DocuSeal URL to start sending documents

Everything is wired automatically, including database connectivity and secret management.

This stack template gives you a complete, self-hosted DocuSeal setup:

• Run a secure document signing platform with full data ownership
• Store documents, signatures, and audit trails in PostgreSQL with TLS enabled
• Build DocuSeal directly from source for transparency and customization
• Manage secrets securely without committing credentials to version control
• Expose a public web UI and API for integrations
• Scale the DocuSeal service as usage grows

It’s suitable for both internal workflows and customer-facing document signing use cases.

• DocuSeal Service – Hosts the DocuSeal web application and API, built from the official repository
• PostgreSQL Database – Stores document data, signatures, users, and audit logs
• Secret Group – Injects SECRET_KEY_BASE and database credentials at runtime
• Load Balancer – Routes incoming traffic to keep the application responsive

All internal communication happens over private networking, with only the DocuSeal service exposed publicly.

Deploying DocuSeal on Northflank is the fastest way to run a secure, self-hosted document signing platform in production.

With this stack template, you get a fully configured DocuSeal environment backed by a managed PostgreSQL database, secure secrets, and automated builds from source. You can start sending and signing documents immediately without worrying about infrastructure, database setup, or credential management.