docs/datacenter/ucp/1.1/applications/deploy-app-ui.md

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---
description: Learn how to deploy containerized applications on a cluster, with Docker
Universal Control Plane.
keywords: ucp, deploy, application
redirect_from:
- /ucp/applications/deploy-app-ui/
title: Deploy an app from the UI
---
With Docker Universal Control Plane you can deploy applications from the
UI. You can define your application on the UI, or import an existing
docker-compose.yml file.
In this example, we're going to deploy a WordPress application.
## Deploy WordPress
On your browser, **log in** to UCP, and navigate to the **Applications** page.
There, click the **Compose Application** button, to deploy a new application.
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-1.png)
The WordPress application we're going to deploy is composed of two services:
* wordpress: The container that runs Apache, PHP, and WordPress.
* db: A MariaDB database used for data persistence.
<!-- would be better if this was a docker-compose v2 file-->
```yml
wordpress:
image: wordpress
links:
- db:mysql
ports:
- 8080:80
db:
image: mariadb
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: example
```
Copy-paste the application definition to UCP, and name it 'wordpress'.
You can also upload a docker-compose.yml file from your machine, by clicking on
the 'Upload an existing docker-compose.yml' link.
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-2.png)
Click the **Create** button, to create the WordPress application.
Once UCP deploys the WordPress application, you can
**click on the wordpress_wordpress_1** container, to see its details.
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-3.png)
In the container details page, search for the **Ports** the container is
exposing.
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-4.png)
In this example, WordPress can be accessed at `192.168.99.106:8080`.
Navigate to this address in your browser, to start using the WordPress app you
just deployed.
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-5.png)
## Limitations
There are some limitations when deploying application on the UI. You can't
reference any external files, so the following Docker Compose keywords are not
supported:
* build
* dockerfile
* env_file
![](../images/deploy-app-ui-6.png)
To overcome these limitations, you can
[deploy your apps from the CLI](deploy-app-cli.md).
Also, UCP doesn't store the compose file used to deploy the application. You can
use your version control system to persist that file.
## Where to go next
* [Deploy an app from the CLI](deploy-app-cli.md)