You can run it from an image without docker-compose but I’d recommend looking into docker-compose if you’re not already familiar with it. @CannaVet@lemmy.world has the idea right that it’s just a powerful installation file and can automate your docker management process rather well if you’re using it a lot.
You can build a container from an image but it’s obviously more hands-on. Lemmy may have additional dependencies they include in the compose file that may not be present in the image source. but starting with something like
You can run it from an image without docker-compose but I’d recommend looking into docker-compose if you’re not already familiar with it. @CannaVet@lemmy.world has the idea right that it’s just a powerful installation file and can automate your docker management process rather well if you’re using it a lot.
You can build a container from an image but it’s obviously more hands-on. Lemmy may have additional dependencies they include in the compose file that may not be present in the image source. but starting with something like
$ docker run --pull=always --restart=unless-stopped -d -p 80:8080 -v YOUR/PATH/TO/DATA:/data --name lemmy_backend [LEMMYREPO]:latestand configure that using proper configuration ( the links @Elbullazul@lem.elbullazul.com posted) - reference this for how to do that!
Be prepped for manual updates, though 😳