Quickly Run Pleroma in Docker

This setup will allow you to quickly run and maintain a Pleroma instance.

Features

• Mostly Automated Install
• Automatic Backup
• Automatic Restore
• Automatic Upgrades
• Automatic install of SoapBoxFE
• Daily Postgresql backups

System Requirements

• Your own Domain Name
• Docker installed
• Cloudflare setup for your Domain Name (Or do certbot manually after the instance is up)
• Port 443 open on your firewall/router

Getting Started

Modify terms-of-service.html with your terms of service

Modify ENDPOINT in docker-compose.yml with your domain name

Modify the second to last line in pleroma/setup.sh with your desired admin name

Run get_pleroma.sh to get the latest Pleroma and SoapboxFE release

Running with a low-memory machine?

Here is the recommended changes to make at the bottom of postgresql/postgresql.conf

max_connections = 200
shared_buffers = 128MB
effective_cache_size = 384MB
maintenance_work_mem = 32MB
checkpoint_completion_target = 0.9
wal_buffers = 3932kB
default_statistics_target = 100
random_page_cost = 4
effective_io_concurrency = 2
work_mem = 327kB
min_wal_size = 1GB
max_wal_size = 4GB

Build and Start Pleroma

git checkout HEAD config/config.exs
docker-compose up -d

Get the URL to change the Pleromp Admin user

docker-compose logs -f

The URL will let you set the admin password so you can login your instance.