Self-Host Outline with Docker Compose
Outline is an intuitive, fast knowledge base for growing teams. Features markdown shortcuts, nested collections, Slack integrations, and instant full-text search.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
version: '3.8'
services:
outline:
image: outlinewiki/outline:latest
container_name: outline
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- TZ=UTC
volumes:
- outline_data:/data
volumes:
outline_data:
driver: localdocker-compose.yml and run:
docker compose up -d
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