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Docker Self-Hosting

Run SEOBase locally with Docker Compose using the published GHCR image.

Run SEOBase locally with Docker.

In Docker mode, SEOBase uses AUTH_MODE=local_noauth (no auth checks, local admin user admin@localhost). Only expose it behind your own auth-protected reverse proxy, tunnel, or private network. For internet-facing self-hosting, use Cloudflare instead.

The default compose.yaml uses the published GHCR image:

  • ghcr.io/every-app/open-seo:latest

Prerequisites

Quickstart

Clone the repo, then:

git clone https://github.com/every-app/open-seo.git
cd open-seo
cp .env.example .env

Set DATAFORSEO_API_KEY in .env using the DataForSEO setup guide, then start SEOBase:

docker compose up -d

Open http://localhost:<PORT> (default 3001). Each container start builds the app and may take 1-2 minutes; follow progress with docker compose logs -f.

Optional env values:

  • PORT (defaults to 3001)
  • ALLOWED_HOST (single reverse-proxy hostname to allow in Vite preview)
  • AUTH_MODE=local_noauth (already set in compose)
  • OPEN_SEO_IMAGE (defaults to ghcr.io/every-app/open-seo:latest)

If you are putting Docker behind a reverse proxy or a temporary tunnel, remember that Docker self-hosting runs with app auth disabled. Only expose it behind your own auth-protected reverse proxy, tunnel, or private network, and add the public hostname before restarting:

ALLOWED_HOST=yourdomain.com docker compose up -d

You can also persist it in .env.

Telemetry

SEOBase collects anonymized telemetry for core usage events: heartbeats with aggregate counts (installs, users, projects, feature usage) tied to a random install ID, sent every 5 minutes during the first two hours after install, then at most once daily. Telemetry also includes failed setup check names and statuses, never values or error messages. No URLs, keywords, prompts, emails, or IP-derived location are collected, and idle installs send nothing.

To disable it, set OPENSEO_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1 (or DO_NOT_TRACK=1) in .env, then run docker compose up -d --force-recreate open-seo.

Pin to a specific image tag

Set OPEN_SEO_IMAGE in .env and restart:

OPEN_SEO_IMAGE=ghcr.io/every-app/open-seo:v1.2.3
docker compose up -d

Build your own image locally

If you are testing local code changes, build and run a local tag:

docker build -f Dockerfile.selfhost -t open-seo:local .
OPEN_SEO_IMAGE=open-seo:local docker compose up -d

Common commands

Restart service after env changes:

docker compose up -d open-seo

Pull latest published image and restart:

docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Stop:

docker compose down

Health and troubleshooting

Startup checks appear in docker compose logs before the build. Once running, /api/health reports configuration and database status, and docker compose ps reports container health.

Troubleshooting environment variables

To confirm Docker Compose is using the expected environment variables:

docker compose config

Check that AUTH_MODE=local_noauth, and that DATAFORSEO_API_KEY is the base64 encoded value of your DataForSEO email and API password in this format: email:password.

If you changed .env, recreate the container so Compose reapplies it:

docker compose up -d --force-recreate open-seo