# NextCloud Docker management via API: deployment, scaling, WHMCS integration
This automation template enables full lifecycle management of Docker-based NextCloud instances through HTTP API. Designed for hosting providers and DevOps teams aiming to scale SaaS offerings and integrate them with billing systems.
## Who it´s for
- Hosting providers automating NextCloud instance provisioning
- Administrators managing multiple NextCloud Docker instances
- Companies integrating cloud solutions with billing platforms (WHMCS/WISECP)
- DevOps engineers setting up automated SaaS deployments
## What the automation does
- Receives HTTP webhook commands: create, suspend, change_package, start, stop
- Deploys and configures NextCloud and Collabora Online Docker containers
- Manages disk volumes, ACLs, and resource allocation
- Updates DNS records via PowerDNS and nginx-proxy configuration
- Executes bash scripts over SSH to modify docker-compose.yml and restart services
- Returns status and diagnostics in JSON format via webhook
## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow
- Trigger and handler logic for all defined actions
- Integrations with Docker, SSH, HTTP API, PowerDNS, nginx-proxy, NextCloud, Collabora Online, WHMCS
- Basic textual setup and adaptation guide
## Requirements for setup
- Server access with Docker and SSH enabled
- Running n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
- API access or credentials for WHMCS / WISECP
- Configured zones in PowerDNS
- Access to nginx-proxy for reverse proxy management
## Benefits and outcomes
- Full automation of NextCloud instance lifecycle
- Reduces deployment time from hours to minutes
- Seamless billing integration: automatic response to payments or package changes
- Centralized control over multiple containers
- Simplified monitoring and diagnostics via API
- Minimized human error in configuration
## Important: template only
Important: you are purchasing a ready-made automation workflow template only. Rollout into your infrastructure, connecting specific accounts and services, 1:1 setup help, custom adjustments for non-standard stacks and any consulting support are provided as a separate paid service at an individual rate. To discuss custom work or 1:1 help, contact via chat
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