Self-Host Appwrite with Docker Compose
Appwrite provides developers with a set of easy-to-use and integrated REST APIs and SDKs to manage authentication, databases, storage buckets, and scheduled cloud functions.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
version: '3.8'
services:
appwrite:
image: appwrite/appwrite:latest
container_name: appwrite
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- TZ=UTC
volumes:
- appwrite_data:/data
volumes:
appwrite_data:
driver: localdocker-compose.yml and run:
docker compose up -d
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