Deploy Outline on Your Own Server

An open, extensible, wiki for your team built using React and Node.js.

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What is Outline?

Outline is an open, extensible, wiki for your team built using React and Node.js. Outline requires an external authentication provider such as Google/Slack, etc. If you don't want to rely on those solutions you can use a generic OpenID Connect Server. For instance you can use the Open Source Keycloak alternative (there is a Senate one-click-apps for that) IMPORTANT: You need to, at least, set one 3rd party login method, either Keycloak, Slack or Google

Self-Host Outline

Follow these steps to deploy on your own server.

Install Docker

Skip this step if Docker is already installed on your server.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Configure

Customize the settings below. Defaults work for most cases.

Service Name*

Domain*

General

Outline Version*

Postgres Version*

Redis Version*

SECRET_KEY*

UTILS_SECRET*

Database user*

Database password*

Deploy

Copy the configuration and run it on your server.

services:
  outline:
    environment:
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: outline_user
      AWS_REGION: eu-east-1
      AWS_S3_ACL: private
      AWS_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE: "true"
      AWS_S3_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME: outline-data
      AWS_S3_UPLOAD_BUCKET_URL: https://YOUR_S3_STORAGE_PROVIDER_API_URL
      AWS_S3_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: "26214400"
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ""
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://outline_user:8b5f89d1f3fbb5b78c00@outline-db:5432/outline
      DATABASE_URL_TEST: postgres://outline_user:8b5f89d1f3fbb5b78c00@outline-db:5432/outline-test
      DEBUG: http
      DEFAULT_LANGUAGE: en_US
      ENABLE_UPDATES: "false"
      FORCE_HTTPS: "false"
      GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: ""
      GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: ""
      PGSSLMODE: disable
      PORT: "3000"
      REDIS_URL: redis://outline-redis:6379
      SECRET_KEY: ""
      SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: ""
      SMTP_HOST: ""
      SMTP_PASSWORD: ""
      SMTP_PORT: ""
      SMTP_REPLY_EMAIL: ""
      SMTP_SECURE: "true"
      SMTP_TLS_CIPHERS: ""
      SMTP_USERNAME: ""
      URL: https://outline.your-domain.com
      UTILS_SECRET: ""
    depends_on:
      - outline-redis
      - outline-db
  outline-db:
    image: postgres:14.4
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: outline
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: 8b5f89d1f3fbb5b78c00
      POSTGRES_USER: outline_user
    volumes:
      - outline-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
  outline-redis:
    image: redis:7.0.2
    volumes:
      - outline-redis-data:/redis.conf
volumes:
  outline-db-data: {}
  outline-redis-data: {}

Then run:

docker compose up -d

Access

Once started, access your app at http://localhost:3000

Why Self-Host Outline?

Full Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access.

No Monthly Fees

Pay only for your server. No per-seat or usage charges.

Complete Control

Customize, backup, and scale on your own terms.

Privacy & Compliance

Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or internal security requirements.

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