diff --git a/lib/coolify.ts b/lib/coolify.ts
index 6edca71..7a55c81 100644
--- a/lib/coolify.ts
+++ b/lib/coolify.ts
@@ -516,29 +516,43 @@ export interface CreateDockerComposeAppOpts {
 export async function createDockerComposeApp(
   opts: CreateDockerComposeAppOpts,
 ): Promise<{ uuid: string }> {
+  // NOTE: the /applications/dockercompose endpoint has a restricted
+  // field allowlist vs the PATCH endpoint. It rejects `build_pack`
+  // (hardcoded to "dockercompose"), `is_force_https_enabled`, and
+  // `docker_compose_domains` — those must be set via PATCH afterward.
   const body = stripUndefined({
     project_uuid: opts.projectUuid,
     server_uuid: opts.serverUuid ?? COOLIFY_DEFAULT_SERVER_UUID,
     environment_name: opts.environmentName ?? 'production',
     destination_uuid: opts.destinationUuid ?? COOLIFY_DEFAULT_DESTINATION_UUID,
-    build_pack: 'dockercompose',
     name: opts.name,
     description: opts.description,
     docker_compose_raw: opts.composeRaw,
-    is_force_https_enabled: opts.isForceHttpsEnabled ?? true,
     instant_deploy: opts.instantDeploy ?? false,
-    // domains for compose are set via docker_compose_domains after creation
-    docker_compose_domains: opts.composeDomains
-      ? JSON.stringify(opts.composeDomains.map(({ service, domain }) => ({
-          name: service,
-          domain: `https://${domain.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')}`,
-        })))
-      : undefined,
+    autogenerate_domain: false,
   });
-  return coolifyFetch('/applications/dockercompose', {
+  const created = await coolifyFetch('/applications/dockercompose', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
-  });
+  }) as { uuid: string };
+
+  // Set domains + https enforcement via PATCH (compose-aware)
+  if (opts.composeDomains && opts.composeDomains.length > 0) {
+    await coolifyFetch(`/applications/${created.uuid}`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify(stripUndefined({
+        is_force_https_enabled: opts.isForceHttpsEnabled ?? true,
+        docker_compose_domains: JSON.stringify(
+          opts.composeDomains.map(({ service, domain }) => ({
+            name: service,
+            domain: `https://${domain.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')}`,
+          })),
+        ),
+      })),
+    });
+  }
+
+  return created;
 }
 
 export async function updateApplication(