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# Self-host MeshCentral with Docker

> A remote device management server with web-based desktop, terminal and file access, plus agents for Windows, Linux and macOS. Apache-2.0 licensed. The first account you register becomes the server admin, so register it before sharing the address. Set the host name to your public domain so agents can find the server.

A remote device management server with web-based desktop, terminal and file access, plus agents for Windows, Linux and macOS. Apache-2.0 licensed. The first account you register becomes the server admin, so register it before sharing the address. Set the host name to your public domain so agents can find the server.

This page describes the Levelrail template for MeshCentral (Infrastructure). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: [https://meshcentral.com/docs/](https://meshcentral.com/docs/).

Recommended memory: about 384 MiB.

## Services, ports and volumes

| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
| - | - | - | - |
| `meshcentral` | `ghcr.io/ylianst/meshcentral:1.3.1` | 4430 | `data -> /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data` `files -> /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files` `web -> /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-web` `backups -> /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backups` |

## Environment variables

| Service | Variable | Value |
| - | - | - |
| `meshcentral` | `ALLOW_NEW_ACCOUNTS` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `DYNAMIC_CONFIG` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `HOSTNAME` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `PORT` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `REVERSE_PROXY` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `REVERSE_PROXY_TLS_PORT` | Preset in the template |
| `meshcentral` | `TLS_OFFLOAD` | 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.

## Security and requirements

Level: **Standard**.

What this template needs:

* Stores data in named volumes (`meshcentral`): backups, data, files, web.

What Levelrail adds around it:

* Automatic HTTPS and an ingress shield in front of every domain.
* Named volumes can be backed up and restored.
* Deploys are gated on the health check before traffic switches.
* One-step rollback to the previous revision.
* Exposure report shows what is reachable from outside.
* Host firewall rules managed for published ports.

## Deploy MeshCentral with Levelrail

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

With the CLI:

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

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

## More Infrastructure templates

* [AdGuard Home](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host/adguard-home.md)
* [Cloudflare DDNS](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host/cloudflare-ddns.md)
* [Consul](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host/consul.md)
* [Elasticsearch](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host/elasticsearch.md)
* [etcd](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host/etcd.md)

All templates are listed in the [self-host gallery](https://docs.levelrail.com/self-host.md).


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