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# Self-host Joplin Server with Docker

> A self-hosted sync server for the Joplin note-taking app, keeping notes off third-party clouds.

A self-hosted sync server for the Joplin note-taking app, keeping notes off third-party clouds.

This page describes the Levelrail template for Joplin Server (Productivity). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: [https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/packages/server/README.md](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/packages/server/README.md).

Recommended memory: about 512 MiB.

## Services, ports and volumes

| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
| - | - | - | - |
| `joplin` | `joplin/server:latest` | 22300 | none |
| `postgres` | `postgres:16` | none | `joplin_postgres_data -> /var/lib/postgresql/data` |

## Environment variables

| Service | Variable | Value |
| - | - | - |
| `joplin` | `APP_BASE_URL` | Preset in the template |
| `joplin` | `DB_CLIENT` | Preset in the template |
| `joplin` | `POSTGRES_DATABASE` | Preset in the template |
| `joplin` | `POSTGRES_HOST` | Preset in the template |
| `joplin` | `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` | Generated at deploy |
| `joplin` | `POSTGRES_PORT` | Preset in the template |
| `joplin` | `POSTGRES_USER` | Preset in the template |
| `postgres` | `POSTGRES_DB` | Preset in the template |
| `postgres` | `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` | Generated at deploy |
| `postgres` | `POSTGRES_USER` | Preset in the template |

Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

## Deploy Joplin Server with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open **Apps**, choose **New app**, then **Browse templates**, and select Joplin Server. Review the Compose body and deploy.

With the CLI:

```bash theme={"dark"}
levelrail-cli templates deploy joplin --name my-joplin
```

See the [service template catalog](/templates-and-registry) for how templates work, and [Getting started](/getting-started) if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

## More Productivity templates

* [AFFiNE](/self-host/affine)
* [AppFlowy](/self-host/appflowy)
* [Baby Buddy](/self-host/babybuddy)
* [BookStack](/self-host/bookstack)
* [Cal.com](/self-host/calcom)

All templates are listed in the [self-host gallery](/self-host).


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