Auto-Detection

Makofy automatically detects your project type, framework, package manager, and environment variable requirements.

Project type detection

Detection happens during the build phase. The init container inspects your source code in this order:

1. Dockerfile — if present, used as-is
2. package.json — Node.js (further inspected for framework)
3. go.mod — Go
4. requirements.txt / pyproject.toml / Pipfile — Python
5. Gemfile — Ruby
6. index.html — Static HTML
7. frontend/ + backend/ — Monorepo

Node.js framework detection

Detected dependency	Framework	Build strategy
next	Next.js	Standalone build, node server.js
vite, @vitejs/*	Vite	Static build → nginx
react-scripts	Create React App	Static build → nginx
svelte	SvelteKit	Static build → nginx
astro	Astro	Static build → nginx
express, fastify	Node.js server	npm start

Package manager detection

Lock file	Package manager	Install command
bun.lockb	Bun	bun install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm-lock.yaml	pnpm	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
yarn.lock	Yarn	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
(none)	npm	npm ci

Environment variable scanning

During the build, Makofy scans all source files (excluding node_modules/, vendor/, .git/, __pycache__/) for references to environment variables. The scan runs after cloning and before Dockerfile generation.

Results are stored on the app record and displayed in the dashboard's Env tab.

Overriding detection

To override auto-detection, add a Dockerfile to your project root. If a Dockerfile exists, Makofy always uses it instead of generating one.