README.md

lemmy-docker-compose

Docker compose managed lemmy instance meant to be used behined reverse proxy

Docker Images

• Lemmy: dessalines/lemmy
• Lemmy-ui: dessalines/lemmy-ui
• Postgres: postgres
• NGINX: nginxinc/nginx-unprivilege
• Volume provisioner: hasnat/volumes-provisioner

Requirements

• Docker
• docker-compose
• A reverse proxy

Reverse Proxy

You will need to have a reverse proxy setup. I use a variant of jwilder/nginx-proxy. Traefik and Caddy2 are popular choices.

See administration/install_docker for Lemmy docs on setup and configuration.

Initial Setup

1. Copy samples/env to ./.env and set variables
2. Copy samples/postgres.env.secrets and samples/pictrs.env.secrets to ./ and add the postgres and pictrs passwords respectively
3. Copy samples/config.hjson and samples/postgresql.conf to config and change appropriately
4. Do required setup for your pre-existing reverse proxy, see the labels in the docker-compose.yml for an example for traefik
5. Run setup/init.sh

Updating

1. Update image tags in your .env file
2. docker-compose pull
3. docker-compose down
4. docker-compose up

Reference

Lemmy Docs

• Github: lemmy
• Lemmy ansible playbook: docker-compose.yml
• Lemmy troubleshooting: administration/troubleshooting

General Docs

• Postgres docker user: postgres#arbitrary user nodes