Self-host

One Compose file starts the app and an S3-compatible store. It is limited to 1 vCPU and 256 MB of RAM and still streams Full Syncs.

Run it on a small box#

Copy the environment file
Then set your domain and secrets.
Environment
cp docker/.env.example .env

Start the stack

Start

docker compose --env-file .env -f docker/compose.self-hosted.yml up -d

Read the setup token

The one-time setup token is printed in the app logs.

Logs

docker compose --env-file .env -f docker/compose.self-hosted.yml logs app | grep -i setup

Create the admin
Open /setup, enter the token, create the admin and choose a registration mode: open or closed.
Point Anki at it
In Anki, set the custom sync server to your base URL. The client adds /sync/ and /msync/ itself.
Sync address
https://sync.example.com/