Docker passbolt installation
Important: Installing Passbolt with Docker is considered a somewhat advanced method. Using this method assumes you are familiar with Docker and have run other applications with Docker. If you do not have experience working with Docker we recommend you use another of our installation methods.
System requirements
- docker: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
- docker-compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
- A Linux user able to run docker commands without sudo
- a working SMTP server for email notifications
- a working NTP service to avoid GPG authentication issues
FAQ pages:
docker-compose
The easiest and recommended way to deploy your passbolt stack is to use docker-compose.
Step 1. Download our docker-compose.yml example file
wget https://download.passbolt.com/ce/docker/docker-compose-ce.yaml
wget https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_docker/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-ce-SHA512SUM.txt
Step 2. Ensure the file has not been corrupted by verifying its shasum
$ sha512sum -c docker-compose-ce-SHA512SUM.txt
Must return:
docker-compose-ce.yaml: OK
Warning: If the shasum command output is not correct, the downloaded file has been corrupted. Retry step 1 or ask for support on our community forum.
Step 3. Configure environment variables in docker-compose-ce.yaml file to customize your instance.
Notice: By default the docker-compose.yaml file is set to latest. We strongly recommend changing that to the tag for the version you want to install.
The APP_FULL_BASE_URL environment variable is set by default to https://passbolt.local, using a self-signed certificate.
Update this variable with the server name you plan to use. You will find at the bottom of this documentation links about how to set your own SSL certificate.
You must configure also SMTP settings to be able to receive notifications and recovery emails. Please find below the most used environment variables for this purpose:
| Variable name | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| EMAIL_DEFAULT_FROM_NAME | From email username | 'Passbolt' |
| EMAIL_DEFAULT_FROM | From email address | '[email protected]' |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_HOST | Server hostname | 'localhost' |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_PORT | Server port | 25 |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_USERNAME | Username for email server auth | null |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_PASSWORD | Password for email server auth | null |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_TLS | Set tls | null |
For more information on which environment variables are available on passbolt, please check the passbolt environment variable reference.
Step 4. Start your containers
docker-compose -f docker-compose-ce.yaml up -d
Step 5. Create first admin user
$ docker-compose -f docker-compose-ce.yaml exec passbolt su -m -c "/usr/share/php/passbolt/bin/cake \
passbolt register_user \
-u <[email protected]> \
-f <yourname> \
-l <surname> \
-r admin" -s /bin/sh www-data
It will output a link similar to the below one that can be pasted on the browser to finalize user registration:
https://my.domain.tld/setup/install/1eafab88-a17d-4ad8-97af-77a97f5ff552/f097be64-3703-41e2-8ea2-d59cbe1c15bc
At this point, you should have a working docker setup running on the latest tag. However, it is recommended that users pull the tags pointing to specific passbolt versions when running in environments other than testing.
Going further
Docker FAQs:
- How to configure SMTP to receive emails
- How to configure HTTPS with my own certificates in docker
- How to configure HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt in docker
- How to use rootless images
- Troubleshoot Docker
- Passbolt reference environment variables
- Docker Secrets
Passbolt docker repository:
Last updated
This article was last updated on February 6th, 2023.
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