Mastodon with docker rootless, compose, and nginx reverse proxy
reddit / selfhosted

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gromhelmu · 2023-12-12 17:26

Hey guys, I thought I'd share this here, if anyone is interested.
Docker rootless is fun and works, you should definitely consider
replacing your rootful setups!

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kmisterk · 2023-12-14 22:34

Thank you for your share!

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gromhelmu · 2023-12-15 05:21

Hi, sure!

I've written down how I set up my Mastodon server here. This includes
some topics that seem not well covered currently:
- use nginx reverse proxy with the official [nginx.conf](https://githu
b.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/dist/nginx.conf), but with some
changes needed for compatibility with docker
- use rootless docker, for security, together with bind mounts, for
maintainability
- use compose, with some modifications to the official [docker-
compose.yml](https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/docker-
compose.yml) that make life easier and are compatible with the reverse
proxy

My Mastodon server consumes about 1.6 GB Memory and 1% CPU on average,
about 20GB Disk use (with the daily automated cleanups that I describe
in the blog post).

Let me know what you think or if it can be improved!