Pure Docker

This is the most basic way to run Chevereto using Docker.

Pure Docker refers to running Chevereto using Docker without the extra provisions of Chevereto Docker (nginx ingress proxy, CloudFlare integration).

Build image (paid edition)

Image building is recommended for Chevereto paid edition. Skip to Run (free edition) if you are using Chevereto free edition or if you want to upgrade to paid edition within the application itself.

Workaround image building

If you can't build the paid image you can use the free edition image and upgrade to paid within the application itself. To do this, pass the environment CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server to the container runtime and go to /dashboard?license to enter the license key and proceed with the upgrading process. You will also need to setup a volume for the application files.

Clone repository

Clone the chevereto/docker (opens new window) repository and create an .env file with your license key:

CHEVERETO_LICENSE_KEY=your_license_key

Make image

Run the following command to create the Chevereto image:

make image

By running the above command you will generate the following tags:

• chevereto:latest
• chevereto:4
• chevereto:4.1
• chevereto:4.1.0

Upgrading

To upgrade your Chevereto application you need to (1) Sync repository, (2) Re-build the container image, and (3) Down and re-up the container.

Step 1: Sync repository

Sync latest changes from chevereto/docker (opens new window) repository:

make sync

Note: If there's a new branch (for example 4.2) switch to that branch running the following command:

git switch 4.2

Step 2: Re-build the container image

make image

Step 3: Down and re-up the container

Down the container:

docker stop --name chevereto
docker rm --name chevereto

Then re-up the container using the same command you used to run it the first time.

Run (paid edition)

To run chevereto.com (opens new window) (paid edition) you need to pass the environment targeting your private build image, in this example chevereto:latest.

Note: For running this command you need to fill your own database credentials.

docker run -d \
  --name chevereto \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_HOST=database \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_USER=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PASS=user_database_password \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PORT=3306 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_NAME=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_TYPE=local \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_URL=/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_BUCKET=/var/www/html/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_POST_SIZE=2G \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE=2G \
  -v /var/www/html/images/ \
  chevereto:latest

Run (free edition)

To run chevereto/chevereto (opens new window) (Chevereto free edition) you need to pass the environment targeting public image ghcr.io/chevereto/chevereto:latest.

Alternatively, you can pass chevereto/chevereto:latest which is the Chevereto mirror on DockerHub (opens new window).

Note: For running this command you need to fill your own database credentials.

docker run -d \
  --name chevereto \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_HOST=database \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_USER=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PASS=user_database_password \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PORT=3306 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_NAME=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_TYPE=local \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_URL=/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_BUCKET=/var/www/html/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_POST_SIZE=2G \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE=2G \
  -e CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server \
  -v /var/www/html/images/ \
  ghcr.io/chevereto/chevereto:latest

Run free edition with application upgrade

If you want to run the free edition and manage the application upgrade within the application itself you need to pass -e CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server and setup a volume for the application files:

Note: For running this command you need to fill your own database credentials.

docker run -d \
  --name chevereto \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_HOST=database \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_USER=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PASS=user_database_password \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_PORT=3306 \
  -e CHEVERETO_DB_NAME=chevereto \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_TYPE=local \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_URL=/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_BUCKET=/var/www/html/images/_assets/ \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_POST_SIZE=2G \
  -e CHEVERETO_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE=2G \
  -e CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server \
  -v /var/www/html/images/ \
  -v /var/www/html/ \
  ghcr.io/chevereto/chevereto:latest

Using compose

Create your own docker-compose.yml at your project folder. See more examples at chevereto/docker (opens new window).

services:
  database:
    image: mariadb:jammy
    networks:
      - chevereto
    volumes:
      - database:/var/lib/mysql
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--su-mysql", "--connect"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
      MYSQL_DATABASE: chevereto
      MYSQL_USER: chevereto
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: user_database_password

  php:
    image: chevereto/chevereto:latest # tweak with target image to run
    networks:
      - chevereto
    volumes:
      - storage:/var/www/html/images/
      # - app:/var/www/html/ # uncomment when using CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      database:
        condition: service_healthy
    expose:
      - 80
    environment:
      CHEVERETO_DB_HOST: database
      CHEVERETO_DB_USER: chevereto
      CHEVERETO_DB_PASS: user_database_password
      CHEVERETO_DB_PORT: 3306
      CHEVERETO_DB_NAME: chevereto
      CHEVERETO_HOSTNAME: hostname.com
      CHEVERETO_HOSTNAME_PATH: /
      CHEVERETO_HTTPS: 0
      CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_TYPE: local
      CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_URL: http://hostname.com/images/_assets/ #hostname-aware URL
      CHEVERETO_ASSET_STORAGE_BUCKET: /var/www/html/images/_assets/
      CHEVERETO_MAX_POST_SIZE: 2G
      CHEVERETO_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE: 2G
      # CHEVERETO_SERVICING: server # uncomment to enable application filesystem upgrades

volumes:
  database:
  storage:
  # app: # uncomment when using CHEVERETO_SERVICING=server

networks:
  chevereto: