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Version: Stable 4.x

Install using docker

This guide walk you though the steps required to install LibreTime on your system using docker.

Before installing​

Before installing LibreTime, you need to make sure that Docker is installed on your operating system and up-to-date.

Download​

First, set the version you want to install:

echo LIBRETIME_VERSION="4.5.0" > .env

Download the docker compose files from the repository:

# Load LIBRETIME_VERSION variable
source .env

wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretime/libretime/$LIBRETIME_VERSION/docker-compose.yml"
wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretime/libretime/$LIBRETIME_VERSION/docker/config.template.yml"
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The config.template.yml configuration file you downloaded already contains specific values required by the container setup, you shouldn't change them:

database:
  host: "postgres"
  password: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD} # The value will be substituted
rabbitmq:
  host: "rabbitmq"
  password: ${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS} # The value will be substituted
playout:
  liquidsoap_host: "liquidsoap"
liquidsoap:
  server_listen_address: "0.0.0.0"
stream:
  outputs:
    .default_icecast_output:
      host: "icecast"
      source_password: ${ICECAST_SOURCE_PASSWORD} # The value will be substituted
      admin_password: ${ICECAST_ADMIN_PASSWORD} # The value will be substituted

Setup LibreTime​

Once the files are downloaded, generate a set of random passwords for the different docker services used by LibreTime:

echo "# Postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)

# RabbitMQ
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=$(openssl rand -hex 16)

# Icecast
ICECAST_SOURCE_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
ICECAST_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
ICECAST_RELAY_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)" >> .env

Generate a configuration file from the ./config.template.yml template with the previously generated passwords:

bash -a -c "source .env; envsubst < config.template.yml > config.yml"
note

On Debian based systems, if the envsubst command isn't found you can install it with:

sudo apt install gettext-base

Next, edit the configuration file at ./config.yml to fill required information and to match your needs.

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You can find more details in the docker-compose.yml file or on the external services docker specific documentation:

Next, run the following commands to setup the database:

docker compose run --rm api libretime-api migrate

Finally, start the services, and check that they're running using the following commands:

docker compose up -d

docker compose ps
docker compose logs -f

Securing LibreTime​

Once LibreTime is running, it's recommended to install a reverse proxy to setup SSL termination and secure your installation.

First login​

Once the setup is completed, log in the interface (with the default user admin and password admin), and edit the project settings (go to Settings > General) to match your needs.

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Remember to change your password.