I am used to simple things running on Docker (Jellyfin, Nextcloud, etc.) I am looking at running my own personal Mastodon instance (maybe share it with a few friends and family), but I like using Docker. Looking at install guides, the steps required seem to be much harder than just editing docker-compose.yml and running the container. Is it actually that difficult to set up Mastodon, or is there a better guide? I can’t just use Yunohost/CasaOS because I am using a VPS to host this.
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I just didn’t want people to suggest to me to run a different server OS, as I can’t do that (I think).
If youre looking for a sample docker-compose,
Is it a run and just works docker compose file?
You will need to review all the required variables and configure as you require. But basically, yeah
EDIT - NO
its not just grab and run. From the docs,
This container requires separate postgres and redis instances to run.
I haven’t looked, are those requirements not included in the compose?
Instead of the full-blown Mastodon, you should also look at #GoToSocial which is compatible and pretty light-weight. (Doesn’t come with a web UI, so you need to use client apps.)
I’m running the mastodon stack in docker via a compose file. It was straight forward. Follow the instructions to the letter and it will work.
I will say that it is in your best interest to have an automated update process happen, either manually (via cron) multiple times a day or have some kind of orchestration layer that manages updating the component images once they are released. Mastodon has had some nasty 0 day bugs that involved account and server takeover that had to be fixed immediately, and you don’t want to lag very far behind in those cases.
Edit:
Docker compose from their repo:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/docker-compose.yml
There’s a project called Watchtower that is specifically for auto-updating docker-compose containers
I found dealing with a mastodon server to be a pain in the ass. For a time I outsourced that to Masto.host and it was smooth. The owner of that site was really helpful and knew mastodon well
