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.

  • @tester1121OPEnglish
    2•8 months ago

    Is it a run and just works docker compose file?

    • @breadsmasherEnglish
      2•8 months ago

      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.

        • @breadsmasherEnglish
          1•8 months ago

          Unfortunately not in this example. It has the compose to spin up masto, and the variables to set to tell it where redis etc is