Install Passbolt on Docker
Installing Passbolt with Docker is considered a somewhat advanced method. Using this method assumes you are familiar with Docker and have run other applications with Docker. If you do not have experience working with Docker we recommend you use another of our installation methods.
System requirements
- docker: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
- docker compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
- A Linux user able to run docker commands without sudo
- a working SMTP server for email notifications
- a working NTP service to avoid GPG authentication issues
FAQ pages:
Docker Compose
The easiest and recommended way to deploy your passbolt stack is to use docker compose.
Step 1. Download our docker-compose.yml example file
curl -LO https://download.passbolt.com/ce/docker/docker-compose-ce.yaml
curl -LO https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_docker/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-ce-SHA512SUM.txt
Step 2. Ensure the file has not been corrupted by verifying its shasum
sha512sum -c docker-compose-ce-SHA512SUM.txt
Must return:
docker-compose-ce.yaml: OK
If the shasum command output is not correct, the downloaded file has been corrupted. Retry step 1 or ask for support on our community forum.
Step 3. Configure environment variables in the docker-compose yaml file to customize your instance.
By default the docker-compose.yaml file is set to latest. We strongly recommend changing that to the tag for the version you want to install.
The APP_FULL_BASE_URL environment variable is set by default to https://passbolt.local, using a self-signed certificate.
Update this variable with the server name you plan to use. You will find at the bottom of this documentation links about how to set your own SSL certificate.
You must configure also SMTP settings to be able to receive notifications and recovery emails. Please find below the most used environment variables for this purpose:
| Variable name | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| EMAIL_DEFAULT_FROM_NAME | From email username | 'Passbolt' |
| EMAIL_DEFAULT_FROM | From email address | 'you@localhost' |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_HOST | Server hostname | 'localhost' |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_PORT | Server port | 25 |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_USERNAME | Username for email server auth | null |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_PASSWORD | Password for email server auth | null |
| EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_TLS | Set tls | null |
For more information on which environment variables are available on passbolt, please check the environment variable reference
Step 4. Start your containers
docker compose -f docker-compose-ce.yaml up -d
Step 5. Create first admin user
docker compose -f docker-compose-ce.yaml \
exec passbolt su -m -c "/usr/share/php/passbolt/bin/cake \
passbolt register_user \
-u YOUR_EMAIL \
-f YOUR_NAME \
-l YOUR_LASTNAME \
-r admin" -s /bin/sh www-data
It will output a link similar to the below one that can be pasted on the browser to finalize user registration:
https://my.domain.tld/setup/install/1eafab88-a17d-4ad8-97af-77a97f5ff552/f097be64-3703-41e2-8ea2-d59cbe1c15bc
At this point, you should have a working docker setup running on the latest tag. However, it is recommended that users pull the tags pointing to specific passbolt versions when running in environments other than testing.
Going further
Passbolt docker repository:
Configure HTTPS: