Misskey is a decentralized, open-source, and feature-rich social networking platform. It allows users to share and interact with content in a safe, decentralized environment. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of installing Misskey on Debian Latest using Docker.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to create a new non-root user on your server. Run the following command to create a new user:
adduser misskey
Set a strong password, and fill out the additional information as necessary.
Next, install Docker and Docker Compose. You can do this by following these steps:
Update your system package manager and install the required dependencies:
apt-get update
apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg2 software-properties-common -y
Add the Docker GPG key:
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
Add the Docker repository:
add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
Update the repository and install Docker:
apt-get update
apt-get install docker-ce -y
Download the Docker Compose binary:
curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.28.5/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
Make the binary executable:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
Verify the Docker Compose installation by running the following command:
docker-compose --version
You should see a version number printed on the console.
Misskey requires a MariaDB or MySQL database to store its data. You can use Docker to set up a database container for this purpose.
Create a new database and user for Misskey:
mysql -u root -p
Enter the MariaDB root password when prompted to log in to the MySQL shell.
CREATE DATABASE misskey;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON misskey.* TO 'misskey'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Create a new directory for the database container:
mkdir /opt/db
cd /opt/db
Create a new docker-compose.yml file with the following content:
version: "3.9"
services:
db:
image: mariadb
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpassword
MYSQL_DATABASE: misskey
MYSQL_USER: misskey
MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
volumes:
- db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
db_data:
Make sure to replace rootpassword and password with strong passwords of your choice.
Start the database container by running the following command:
docker-compose up -d
Now that you have set up a database container, you can proceed to install Misskey. We’ll use Docker Compose to set up a container for Misskey.
Create a new directory for Misskey:
mkdir /opt/misskey
cd /opt/misskey
Create a new config.yml file with the following content:
sharedSecret: s3cr3t
passwordSalt: salt
allowBots: false
Make sure to replace s3cr3t and salt with secure values of your choice.
Create a new docker-compose.yml file with the following content:
version: "3.9"
services:
app:
image: misskey/misskey:latest
restart: always
environment:
DATABASE_URL: mysql://misskey:password@db:3306/misskey
NODE_ENV: production
CONFIG_DIR: /config
CREATE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT: true
ADMIN_USERNAME: admin
ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@example.com
ADMIN_PASSWORD: adminpassword
ADMIN_HOST: example.com
DOMAIN: example.com
MAIL_DRIVER: smtp
MAIL_FROM: admin@example.com
MAIL_HOST: smtp.example.com
MAIL_PORT: 587
MAIL_USERNAME: smtp_username
MAIL_PASSWORD: smtp_password
volumes:
- app_data:/misskey
- ./config.yml:/config/config.yml
nginx:
image: nginx:latest
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
restart: always
volumes:
- ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
- app_data:/misskey
- /etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
certbot:
image: certbot/certbot:latest
volumes:
- /opt/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
command: certonly --webroot --webroot-path=/var/www/certbot --email admin@example.com --agree-tos --no-eff-email --force-renewal -d example.com
volumes:
app_data:
Make sure to replace the values for password, adminpassword, example.com, admin@example.com, smtp_username, and smtp_password with the appropriate values for your setup.
The above Docker Compose file sets up the following components:
Create a new nginx.conf file with the following content:
user nginx;
worker_processes auto;
error_log /dev/stderr notice;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name example.com;
location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
root /var/www/certbot;
}
location / {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
listen [::]:443 ssl;
server_name example.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem;
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
location / {
proxy_pass http://app:5000/;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}
}
}
Make sure to replace the values for example.com with your own domain.
Start the Misskey container by running the following command:
docker-compose up -d
Misskey should now be up and running!
Open your web browser and navigate to https://example.com. Misskey should now be accessible.
You should take the following steps to secure your Misskey instance:
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Misskey on Debian Latest using Docker. With Misskey, you can enjoy a decentralized and secure social networking experience.
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