Quick Start

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1

Install the prerequisites

Docker and Docker Compose installed.

2

Create your Docker Compose file

Create a docker-compose.yaml:

services:
  marmot:
    image: ghcr.io/marmotdata/marmot:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      MARMOT_DATABASE_HOST: postgres
      MARMOT_DATABASE_PORT: 5432
      MARMOT_DATABASE_USER: marmot
      MARMOT_DATABASE_PASSWORD: marmot
      MARMOT_DATABASE_NAME: marmot
      MARMOT_DATABASE_SSLMODE: disable
      MARMOT_SERVER_ALLOW_UNENCRYPTED: true
    depends_on:
      postgres:
        condition: service_healthy

  postgres:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: marmot
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: marmot
      POSTGRES_DB: marmot
    volumes:
      - marmot_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U marmot"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  marmot_data:

3

Start Marmot

docker compose up -d

Open http://localhost:8080 and log in with admin / admin.

Next Steps

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