Docmost

Why this Configuration?

• True Data Sovereignty: 100% GDPR-compliant on-premises deployment. You own your configuration and data without vendor lock-in.
• Hardware Agnostic: Optimized and verified across low-power ARM64 SBCs (Raspberry Pi 5) and x86_64 hypervisors (Proxmox VE LXC & VM).
• Engine Freedom: Tested and supported under standard Docker Engine and unprivileged rootless Podman.
• Platform Verification: Tested on Proxmox LXC: docker (1.19, 2026-09-14), podman (16.15, 2026-09-14); Proxmox VM: docker (16.15, 2026-09-14), podman (1.19, 2026-09-14).

Quick Start (Standalone Docker Compose)

The snippet below is immediately ready to run in any standard Docker or Podman environment:

services:
  docmost:
    image: "docmost/docmost:latest"
    container_name: njorddeploy-docmost
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - APP_URL=http://localhost:8116
      - APP_SECRET=ChangeMeToSuperSecretString64BytesLong1234567890abcdefghijklm
      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://docmost:docmostpw@docmost_db:5432/docmost?sslmode=disable
      - REDIS_URL=redis://docmost_redis:6379
    ports:
      - "8116:3000"
    volumes:
      - "./data/docmost/data:/app/data/storage"
    depends_on:
      - docmost_db
      - docmost_redis
    networks:
      - njorddeploy_net

  docmost_db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    container_name: njorddeploy-docmost-db
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=docmost
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=docmostpw
      - POSTGRES_DB=docmost
    volumes:
      - "./data/docmost/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
    networks:
      - njorddeploy_net

  docmost_redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    container_name: njorddeploy-docmost-redis
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - njorddeploy_net

networks:
  njorddeploy_net:

Start the service directly via the command line: docker compose up -d

Configuration & Environment Variables

Key configuration parameters and defaults derived from the NjordDeploy component template:

Ecosystem & Enterprise Integration

• Reverse Proxy Ingress Ready: Pre-configured for Caddy, Traefik, or Nginx Proxy Manager with automatic Let's Encrypt TLS certificates.
• Zero-Trust Mesh VPN: Seamless integration with WireGuard or Tailscale/Headscale mesh networks for secure remote administration.
• Transactional State Backups: Ready for point-in-time database dumps and container-safe persistent volume freezing.