Install Docker Compose

Install: Docker Compose

Production-ready setup using Docker Compose with security hardening enabled.

Compose File

See https://github.com/mauriceboe/TREK/blob/main/docker-compose.yml

Security Hardening Explained

The compose file ships with several hardening options enabled by default:

Setting	What it does
read_only: true	Mounts the container filesystem read-only; only the two named volumes and /tmp are writable
security_opt: no-new-privileges:true	Prevents the process from gaining additional Linux privileges via setuid/setgid executables
cap_drop: [ALL]	Drops all Linux capabilities from the container
cap_add: [CHOWN, SETUID, SETGID]	Adds back only the capabilities needed for the entrypoint to drop privileges to the node user
tmpfs: /tmp:noexec,nosuid,size=64m	Mounts a 64 MB in-memory /tmp; required because the container root is read-only

Volumes

Host path	Container path	Contents
./data	/app/data	SQLite database, logs, .jwt_secret, .encryption_key
./uploads	/app/uploads	Uploaded files (photos, documents, covers, avatars)

Named Volumes

The compose file above uses bind mounts (./data, ./uploads). You can switch to Docker named volumes, which are fully managed by Docker and not tied to a specific host path. See the Docker Compose volumes reference for all options.

services:
  app:
    # ... (rest of service config unchanged)
    volumes:
      - trek_data:/app/data
      - trek_uploads:/app/uploads

volumes:
  trek_data:
  trek_uploads:

Docker creates the volumes automatically on first docker compose up. Use docker volume ls and docker volume inspect to manage them.

Environment Variables

The compose file reads variables from a .env file placed alongside docker-compose.yml. At minimum, set:

# .env
ENCRYPTION_KEY=<output of: openssl rand -hex 32>
TZ=Europe/Berlin
ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://trek.example.com
APP_URL=https://trek.example.com

Uncomment and fill in the OIDC, initial setup, or MCP variables as needed. For a full description of every variable, see Environment-Variables.

Image Tags

Three tag strategies are available:

Tag	Example	Behavior
latest	mauriceboe/trek:latest	Always the newest release across all major versions
Major version	mauriceboe/trek:3	Latest release pinned to that major version
Full version	mauriceboe/trek:3.0.15	Exact release; never changes

The compose file above uses latest. To pin, change the image: line:

image: mauriceboe/trek:3        # track major version 3
image: mauriceboe/trek:3.0.15   # pin to exact release

Start TREK

docker compose up -d

Check the logs:

docker compose logs -f

HTTPS and Reverse Proxy

This compose file is designed for deployments where a reverse proxy (nginx, Caddy, Traefik) terminates TLS in front of TREK. To enable HTTPS redirects and secure cookies, uncomment FORCE_HTTPS=true and TRUST_PROXY=1.

See Reverse-Proxy for complete proxy configuration examples.

Next Steps

• Environment-Variables — full variable reference
• Reverse-Proxy — HTTPS configuration
• Updating — how to pull a new image