Quick start
Run Excaliself and its Postgres database on your server with one compose file.
You need a server with Docker. The prebuilt image runs on amd64 and arm64, so nothing is built on your server.
Install
mkdir excaliself && cd excaliself
curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maciekzygmunt/excaliself/main/docker-compose.yaml
curl -fsSL -o .env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maciekzygmunt/excaliself/main/.env.exampleFill in these three values in .env:
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
POSTGRES_PASSWORD |
openssl rand -hex 24 |
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET |
openssl rand -base64 32 |
BASE_URL |
The public URL users open, e.g. https://draw.example.com |
Then start it:
docker compose up -dCreate the admin account
Open BASE_URL. The first visit goes to /setup, where you create the admin
account. After that, sign-up is invite-only: admins send invite links from
Settings.
Next steps
- Put a reverse proxy with HTTPS in front of it: Docker Compose.
- Run it on Coolify instead: Coolify.
- See every setting: Environment variables.
- Bring your team in: Members and invites.
- Take your first backup: Backup and restore.