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Windmill

Developer platform for scripts, workflows and UIs (server + worker) on PostgreSQL.

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  • Postgrespostgres:17
  • Windmillghcr.io/windmill-labs/windmill:main
  • Windmill Workerghcr.io/windmill-labs/windmill:main
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What gets deployed

3 services in the environment you pick, on the private network of the project.

About this template

ghcr.io/windmill-labs/windmill:main as a server and a worker sharing one PostgreSQL 17 (superuser required for the first migration).

After deploy

Default login: admin@windmill.dev / changeme — change it on first login.

Postgres

Image: postgres:17

  • Port 5432/tcp
  • 10 GB volume at /var/lib/postgresql/data
  • 1 vCPU · 1 GB

Windmill

Image: ghcr.io/windmill-labs/windmill:main

  • Port 8000/http
  • Public domain with TLS
  • 1 vCPU · 1 GB
  • /api/version

Windmill Worker

Image: ghcr.io/windmill-labs/windmill:main

  • 5 GB volume at /tmp/windmill/cache
  • 2 vCPU · 2 GB

Variables

Generated secrets never leave the platform; references are resolved on the private network. Anything marked required is asked for at deploy time.

Postgres

NameValue
POSTGRES_USERpostgresSuperuser name
POSTGRES_PASSWORDgenerated (password)Generated at deploy
POSTGRES_DBwindmillDatabase created on first start
PGDATA/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
DATABASE_URLpostgresql://${{self.POSTGRES_USER}}:${{self.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{self.SKIFFLY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}:5432/${{self.POSTGRES_DB}}Connection string on the private network

Windmill

NameValue
DATABASE_URL${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}
MODEserver
BASE_URLhttps://${{self.SKIFFLY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}

Windmill Worker

NameValue
DATABASE_URL${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}
MODEworker
WORKER_GROUPdefault

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Volumes, secrets and domain pre-wired. Runs on EU nodes, paid per minute from a prepaid balance.