Self-Host BookStack with Docker Compose
BookStack organizes documentation into an intuitive Book, Chapter, and Page hierarchy. Includes revision tracking, WYSIWYG or Markdown modes, and LDAP/SAML integration.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
version: '3.8'
services:
bookstack:
image: linuxserver/bookstack:latest
container_name: bookstack
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "6875:6875"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- TZ=UTC
volumes:
- bookstack_data:/data
volumes:
bookstack_data:
driver: localdocker-compose.yml and run:
docker compose up -d
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