A comprehensive guide for installing, configuring, and running LeaderOS on your Docker server for production use.
Before starting the installation process, make sure your domain’s nameservers and DNS settings are correctly configured. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the website.
Learn how to configure your domain nameservers/DNS here.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure you have the following:
Clone the LeaderOS Docker repository from GitHub:
About the LeaderOS Docker repository structure:
.env
: The environment file for configuring the LeaderOS setup.Caddyfile
: Contains the reverse proxy configuration for Caddy.nginx
: Contains the Nginx configuration files.leaderos
: Contains the LeaderOS software files.docker-compose.yml
: The main Docker Compose file for setting up the LeaderOS environment.My Account > Licenses
..zip
file..zip
file to your server./leaderos
directory.leaderos
directory:
chown -R www-data:www-data /home/myuser/leaderos-docker/leaderos
.env
FileBefore building the Docker environment, configure the .env
file according to your setup.
Run the following command to build and start the required containers:
This process will set up the LeaderOS environment using the configurations from the .env
file.
Once you have completed the above steps, visit your domain in a web browser to access the LeaderOS setup wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Your database host should be set to mariadb
in the Database Settings step, which is the name of the MySQL container in the Docker environment.
If you encounter issues during installation or operation, consider the following solutions:
If you receive a permission error when running docker commands, add your user to the Docker group:
This will allow you to run Docker commands without requiring sudo
.
File Permissions: not_writeable
:
If you encounter this error during the LeaderOS setup wizard, you need to adjust the permissions of the leaderos
directory:
Example: chown -R www-data:www-data /home/myuser/leaderos-docker/leaderos
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No such file or directory
:
If LeaderOS fails to connect to the database, you need to set the database host to mariadb
in the Database Settings step.
Docker uses internal networking, so referring to the database service by its container name (mariadb
) is required.
With a correctly configured DNS configuration, the SSL certificate is auto-generated by the Caddy server. If the SSL certificate is not reflected on your website, you can try to restart the Caddy server:
If you need to access the database using phpMyAdmin, you need to configure the Caddyfile to enable access to the phpMyAdmin container. Add the following lines to the Caddyfile
:
Then, restart the Caddy server:
Your LeaderOS installation on Docker is now complete! Your server should be running with a secure, properly configured environment. If you encounter any issues, refer to the official LeaderOS Documentation or contact the LeaderOS support team for assistance.
A comprehensive guide for installing, configuring, and running LeaderOS on your Docker server for production use.
Before starting the installation process, make sure your domain’s nameservers and DNS settings are correctly configured. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the website.
Learn how to configure your domain nameservers/DNS here.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure you have the following:
Clone the LeaderOS Docker repository from GitHub:
About the LeaderOS Docker repository structure:
.env
: The environment file for configuring the LeaderOS setup.Caddyfile
: Contains the reverse proxy configuration for Caddy.nginx
: Contains the Nginx configuration files.leaderos
: Contains the LeaderOS software files.docker-compose.yml
: The main Docker Compose file for setting up the LeaderOS environment.My Account > Licenses
..zip
file..zip
file to your server./leaderos
directory.leaderos
directory:
chown -R www-data:www-data /home/myuser/leaderos-docker/leaderos
.env
FileBefore building the Docker environment, configure the .env
file according to your setup.
Run the following command to build and start the required containers:
This process will set up the LeaderOS environment using the configurations from the .env
file.
Once you have completed the above steps, visit your domain in a web browser to access the LeaderOS setup wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Your database host should be set to mariadb
in the Database Settings step, which is the name of the MySQL container in the Docker environment.
If you encounter issues during installation or operation, consider the following solutions:
If you receive a permission error when running docker commands, add your user to the Docker group:
This will allow you to run Docker commands without requiring sudo
.
File Permissions: not_writeable
:
If you encounter this error during the LeaderOS setup wizard, you need to adjust the permissions of the leaderos
directory:
Example: chown -R www-data:www-data /home/myuser/leaderos-docker/leaderos
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No such file or directory
:
If LeaderOS fails to connect to the database, you need to set the database host to mariadb
in the Database Settings step.
Docker uses internal networking, so referring to the database service by its container name (mariadb
) is required.
With a correctly configured DNS configuration, the SSL certificate is auto-generated by the Caddy server. If the SSL certificate is not reflected on your website, you can try to restart the Caddy server:
If you need to access the database using phpMyAdmin, you need to configure the Caddyfile to enable access to the phpMyAdmin container. Add the following lines to the Caddyfile
:
Then, restart the Caddy server:
Your LeaderOS installation on Docker is now complete! Your server should be running with a secure, properly configured environment. If you encounter any issues, refer to the official LeaderOS Documentation or contact the LeaderOS support team for assistance.