Dokploy / Dokploy/dokploy

Allow overriding environment variables per preview deployment

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enhancement
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Description

What problem will this feature address?

We often work on multiple features in parallel, which means there are multiple active preview deployments at the same time.

When working on features that involve multiple applications (e.g. API + frontend), we create separate PRs and Dokploy generates preview deployments for each.

Currently, we can’t set different environment variable values for a specific preview, so we can’t point a frontend preview to its matching backend preview URL.

Describe the solution you'd like

Enable overriding environment variables per preview deployment in the UI. This would let us set custom values (like backend URLs) for each preview without affecting others.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

No response

Will you send a PR to implement it?

No

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Research direction

Start by tracing the preview deployment UI and the existing environment-variable handling. Done means a user can set custom values for one preview deployment, those values reach the preview, and other previews remain unaffected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devops, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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