Installation
Install Databasify on a Linux server.
Run this on a Linux server with at least 1 GB of memory:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databasifylabs/databasify/0.x/scripts/install.sh | sudo bashThe script:
- installs Docker if it is missing,
- downloads the release files to
/opt/databasify, - asks for a domain (leave it empty to use the server's IP) and writes
/opt/databasify/.env, - pulls the images, starts Databasify and waits until it is healthy.
When it finishes, it prints the address to open.
Domain and HTTPS
- With a domain: Databasify serves HTTPS and Caddy requests a Let's Encrypt certificate once the domain points to the server. The installer warns you if the domain does not resolve to this server yet.
- Behind Cloudflare's proxy: answer yes when the installer asks whether the domain is proxied by Cloudflare. Caddy then uses an internal certificate, and you set Cloudflare's SSL/TLS mode to Full.
- Without a domain: Databasify serves plain HTTP on the IP address and the port you choose (80 by default).
You can also answer the questions ahead of time with environment variables: DATABASIFY_DOMAIN, DATABASIFY_CLOUDFLARE_PROXY, DATABASIFY_HTTP_PORT and DATABASIFY_HTTPS_PORT.
If /opt/databasify/.env already exists, the installer keeps it.
Create the owner account
Open the address the installer printed. The first visit asks you to create the owner account with your name, email address and password. There is no public sign-up after that.
Email is needed for alerts and password resets. By default, mail is only written to the log. To send real email, set the MAIL_* settings in /opt/databasify/.env (MAIL_MAILER, MAIL_HOST, MAIL_PORT, MAIL_USERNAME, MAIL_PASSWORD, MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS), then recreate the containers:
cd /opt/databasify && sudo docker compose up -d --force-recreate