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This page provides instructions to install Appsmith using Docker.

How to install Appsmith using Docker Compose

Prerequisites​

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

  1. Docker (version 20.10.7 or later)
  2. Docker-Compose (version 1.29.2 or later)

Install Appsmith​

Follow these steps to install Appsmith:

  1. Create a folder named appsmith on your machine for deployment and data storage. Navigate to this folder using the cd command.

  1. Run the below command to download docker-compose.yml file in the appsmith folder:

    curl -L https://bit.ly/docker-compose-be -o $PWD/docker-compose.yml

  2. Start the Docker container by using the below command. You may need to use sudo if you don't have permission to run docker-compose:

    docker-compose up -d

    This command will download the necessary Docker image if it doesn't exist locally and start the container.

  3. Open http://localhost and wait for the server to come up. This can take up to 5 minutes. Once the server is up and running, you can access Appsmith at http://localhost.

  4. Fill in your details to create an administrator account.

  5. Once you've created an account, you can either start with the free plan or activate your instance with a license key. If you want to generate a license key, sign up on customer.appsmith.com to create one, and then proceed to activate your instance using the newly generated license key.

Troubleshooting​

Some common errors that you may face during installation:

If you continue to face issues, reach out to support@appsmith.com.

Further reading​